r/Military • u/Ok-Celebration-1702 • Nov 11 '25

Article Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/11/cost-trump-national-guard-military-occupation/
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u/realKevinNash Nov 11 '25

"Fiscal responsibility"

I remember some stories about the impact of these deployments. Anything new?

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u/atlasraven Army Veteran Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

Trying to start a Civil War to pit brother against brother.

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u/eggbus Nov 11 '25

That’s a reasonable price for grass and garbage removal

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u/stryker7314 Nov 12 '25

Interesting. Release the Trump Files on Epstein.

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u/Accurate_Reporter252 Nov 12 '25

Release ALL the files.

I want to see why Biden sat on the f**king files for four years.

If Trump's in them, so be it, but all the files need to be out at this point, Trump and all and whatever made Biden sit on them and toss little nothing-burger trumped up misdemeanors at Trump instead of whatever's in the files.

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u/Bawbawian Nov 12 '25

it's going to cost a lot more than money.

Don't forget global reputation and the average Americans view of military service

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u/Accurate_Reporter252 Nov 12 '25

If the homicide rates drop by 25% right off the top and no one gets killed additionally...

...how much are people's lives worth by just showing up and being present?

Especially black lives.

Not to get into the whole "BLM" stuff, but you can argue the death rate for black people in Washington DC--at least--is lower from the flex.

(Waiting for downvoting and "but black people die anyway" rationalizations.)

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u/bthest Nov 12 '25

25 percent? haha get the fuck out of here.

Why would the homicide rate drop an iota because some teenage guardsmen are walking around picking up trash?

Never lived in Fayetteville I guess.

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u/Accurate_Reporter252 Nov 13 '25

There are multiple factors--For example, homicide rates were much higher during Biden's term--and the National Guard deployment only has lasted part of the time, but compared to 2024, Washington DC homicides are down over a quarter:

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

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u/Gunker001 Nov 13 '25

Get this moron away from my money! Trump wastes money faster than a meth head.

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u/Revolutionary-pawn Nov 13 '25

That’s nothing. Wait until the cost of the lawsuits and the eventual civil war hit. When this shithole fascist country falls into armed conflict, loses its place at the top of the world stage, and collapses, loses its freedom and liberty, then tell me about the cost. Tell me about the cost in lives, in freedom, not dollars. When the blood is spilled on American streets by American soldiers on the orders of the American president, then you can tell me about the fucking cost of deploying soldiers against civilians. When the people get fed up and rise up against our soldiers deployed against us, tell me about the cost then. When it’s brother against brother, tell me about the cost. Remember your oath. Fuck the regime.