Trump's National Guard Deployments: A Costly Financial Revelation

The High Cost of National Guard Deployments

• 💰 The deployment of National Guard and active-duty Marine personnel to US cities under the Trump administration cost approximately $496 million between June and December of last year.
• 📈 Continuing these deployments for another year could cost the nation over $1 billion, with an estimated $93 million per month to maintain them nationwide.
• 💸 Deploying a thousand National Guard members to a single US city could cost between $18 million to $21 million per month.

DHS Claims vs. Reality on Crime Reduction

• 🗣️ DHS propagandist Abigail Jackson claimed cities are safer due to Trump's efforts, citing crime drops.
• 📉 However, evidence suggests crime was already declining in these cities before the deployments, making the half-billion-dollar expenditure unnecessary.
• ⚠️ DHS is accused of entering cities with falling crime rates, claiming the opposite, and then taking credit for the continued decline after their departure.

Budget Priorities and Misallocation of Funds

• 🚫 The transcript highlights a stark contrast in budget priorities, with ample funds for deployments but a lack of money for essential services like Medicaid, food stamps, and affordable housing.
• 🚨 There is always money for "boots on the ground" deployments of DHS, Border Patrol, and ICE, while other critical areas face funding shortages.

Normalization of Military Deployments and Election Interference Concerns

• ⚖️ Trump was forced to demobilize troops from Portland and Chicago following a Supreme Court ruling that found no legal basis for the military to execute laws in Illinois.
• 🚀 Despite the demobilization, the normalization of deploying active-duty military personnel across America is a significant concern.
• 🗳️ There are worries that future deployments, especially in the lead-up to elections, could interfere with voting processes, ballot counting, or even destroy ballots, with fewer eyes on the ground to monitor.
• 💸 The transcript suggests Trump benefits from potentially billions of dollars in election assistance without personal cost, funded by taxpayers.