During 2025… there is a huge financial cost due to Trump’s decision to deploy forces in American cities
The cost of deploying forces in American cities by decision of the President Donald Trump, about $500 million in 2025, according to estimates published Wednesday by the Budget Office in Congress.
Order Trump deployed troops on the streets of Democratic cities, including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., to contain what he saw as uncontrollable unrest, while court challenges prevented him from doing so in other areas.
It is estimated that the deployment of troops will cost tens of millions more per month this year.
The office director, Philip Swagel, wrote in response to a request submitted by a prominent Democratic lawmaker. "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these deployments will cost a total of about $496 million through the end of December 2025."
Deployment of forces in Washington
The process of deploying forces in Washington, D.C., was the most expensive, as it cost $223 million, and there are still more than 2,600 National Guard members deployed in the city, followed by Los Angeles at a cost of $193 million, noting that the city witnessed a larger numerical deployment of forces, but for a shorter period.
Swagel wrote that the cost of future troop deployments is ambiguous, pointing out that The reason for this is that it is difficult to accurately predict the size, duration, and location of these operations.
He pointed out that if the current troop deployments continue, the cost will range from about $6 million per month for 350 elements in New Orleans, to $28 million per month for 1,500 elements in Memphis, all the way to $55 million per month." For those deployed in Washington.
In addition to troop deployments inside the country, Trump has repeatedly used military force outside the United States since returning to office for a second term a year ago.
Striking Iranian nuclear sites
In the Middle East, Trump ordered an air campaign in Yemen, and strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Nearby, US forces targeted boats that Washington says are used to smuggle drugs off the coast of South America, and arrested the president of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, were taken to New York to appear in court on several charges, including drug trafficking.
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