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Trump's Deployments Cost $473M, Senators Demand Accountability

11/13/2025

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The National Priorities Project says U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployments have cost taxpayers $473 million, with Washington, D.C., totaling $270 million—the largest share.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized the deployments as wasteful and unconstitutional.
She and other senators have requested a cost assessment from the Congressional Budget Office.
The Chicago deployment has led to 3,000 arrests.
Federal agents may withdraw from Chicago after two months.

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The National Priorities Project says U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployments have cost taxpayers $473 million, with Washington, D.C., totaling $270 million—the largest share.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized the deployments as wasteful and unconstitutional.
She and other senators have requested a cost assessment from the Congressional Budget Office.
The Chicago deployment has led to 3,000 arrests.
Federal agents may withdraw from Chicago after two months.