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CBO Says Trump’s 2025 Domestic Troop Deployments Cost $496 Million

Maintaining late‑year force levels in Washington, Memphis and New Orleans would cost about $93 million per month, with expenses varying by city and constrained by ongoing legal limits.

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National Guard patrol the Washington Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Overview

  • The CBO projects that keeping deployments at end‑2025 levels would exceed $1.1 billion in 2026, or roughly $93 million per month.
  • The estimate covers deployments to Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis, Portland and Chicago, with missions ongoing in Washington, Memphis and New Orleans and 200 Texas Guard members on standby.
  • City totals for 2025 were about $223 million in Washington, $193 million in Los Angeles, $33 million in Memphis, $26 million in Portland and $21 million in Chicago, while New Orleans began too late to be included.
  • At current sizes, monthly costs are roughly $55 million for nearly 2,950 personnel in Washington, $28 million for 1,500 in Memphis and $6 million for 350 in New Orleans, with Texas standby costing about $4 million per month.
  • CBO notes significant uncertainty due to shifting policies and court rulings, including a Supreme Court order blocking a Chicago deployment, and estimates each additional 1,000 Guard personnel would add $18 million to $21 million per month.