Keeping National Guard troops in D.C. through early 2029 could push the cost of the deployment toward $4 billion, according to researchers who found the Guard had no measurable impact on violent crime, homicides or gun crimes.
News4 reported this week that the Guard is expected to remain in the District through the end of President Donald Trump’s second term, over the objections of some local D.C. leaders.
Trump has repeatedly claimed his administration’s actions, including the deployment of the Guard, have made D.C. dramatically safer…