It Cost Taxpayers $483 Million To Send National Guard Troops To Protect D.C.

Topline The federal government is projected to spend $483 million to keep National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., until mid-March, amid fears that former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial may draw more violence. Members of the National Guard enter a gate of barbed wire fencing on U.S. Capitol grounds at sunrise … [+] on February 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Key Facts Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday the price of sending N… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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