{"id":6523,"date":"2026-07-15T08:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:41:54","slug":"trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-d-c-extended-until-2029-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6523","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s National Guard deployment in D.C. extended until 2029 : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133405\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4846;&#10;        --source-height: 3231;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4846x3231+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F3a%2F987a14de431eb5a2a08247b513c7%2Fgettyimages-2284356528.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Members of the Army National Guard patrol at the Lincoln Memorial on July 2 in Washington, D.C.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Members of the Army National Guard patrol at the Lincoln Memorial on July 2 in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump&#8217;s anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as the number of troops in the city has essentially doubled to nearly 5,000 from more than 20 states in recent weeks as part of a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngaus.org\/newsroom\/dc-task-force-outlines-summer-surge\" target=\"_blank\">summer surge<\/a>&#8221; of law enforcement announced by federal officials in May.<\/p>\n<p>The current cost of the deployment is more than $3 million per day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/28\/nx-s1-5690394\/national-guard-deployments-cost-cbo\" target=\"_blank\">according to an estimate<\/a> by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump first deployed the National Guard to D.C. in August of 2025 \u2014 something the president can do because of the unique status of the city \u2014 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/13\/nx-s1-5537097\/whats-next-now-that-trumps-crime-emergency-in-d-c-has-ended-residents-weigh-in\" target=\"_blank\">declaring a &#8220;crime emergency&#8221;<\/a> and launching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/dc-safe-beautiful-task-force-0\" target=\"_blank\">D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force<\/a>, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low\" target=\"_blank\">violent crime hitting a 30-year low<\/a>. The emergency declaration ended a month later, but the task force and troop presence have continued.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The result has been thousands of armed and uniformed National Guard members patrolling residential and business districts of the city for nearly a year, becoming a regular \u2014 and controversial \u2014 part of the D.C. scenery. Trump has repeatedly touted the drop in crime in the city since, although those trends had started long before the task force was launched. Constitutional experts, former military officers and activists have all expressed concern that the continued presence of troops in the streets of the nation&#8217;s capital is a worrying sign of the health of America&#8217;s democracy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133408\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4389;&#10;        --source-height: 2926;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4389x2926+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fff%2F8478c43844ccb97af51146934211%2Fgettyimages-2268516838.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Members of the National Guard patrol around the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                National Guard members patrol around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on March 26 in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Heather Diehl\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Heather Diehl\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;An emergency is a sudden, unforeseen, and temporary state of affairs. Announcing that an emergency will last for another 2 1\/2 years means it&#8217;s not an emergency,&#8221; says Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of Liberty and National Security at the Brennan Center for Justice.<\/p>\n<p>She worries that, at best, Trump is seeking to normalize the use of the military as a domestic police force, and at worst, he&#8217;s envisioning a role for the military during the transition of power to a new president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given what happened in January 2021, that should send up major red flags,&#8221; Goitein says, referring to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 that year during Trump&#8217;s first term.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>In a decision that many criticized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/01\/15\/956842958\/what-we-know-so-far-a-timeline-of-security-at-the-capitol-on-january-6\" target=\"_blank\">Trump did not deploy the D.C. National Guard<\/a> during that attack.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NPR on the extension of the D.C. mission or why it was deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Like all of Trump&#8217;s domestic National Guard deployments, the D.C. deployment has been challenged in court. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/17\/nx-s1-5647680\/federal-court-says-troops-can-stay-in-d-c-and-hints-at-prolonged-deployment\" target=\"_blank\">Late last year<\/a>, a Federal Appeals Court ruled that it could continue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5892498-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5888618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5888618\/memphis-safe-task-force-shooting-jonah-neal\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/13\\\/nx-s1-5888618\\\/memphis-safe-task-force-shooting-jonah-neal&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x3000+750+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fbc%2F04e25fd14988873bab65cdfd9166%2F2026-07-jonahneal-ls-038.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Cindy Leachman Aldridge holds a photo of her late grandson, Jonah Neal, at her home on Wednesday, July 12, 2026 in Owensboro, Ky. Neal was killed in May in Memphis, Tenn. by a federal agent from a crime-fighting task force that includes agents from Homeland Security Investigations and members of the Tennessee National Guard.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5892498-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\"><strong>No effect on violent crime<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>More than 20 state governors, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have chosen to send members of their National Guard to D.C. to <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.ng.mil\/Domestic-Operations\/Joint-Task-Force-JTF-District-of-Columbia-DC\/\" target=\"_blank\">participate in the task force<\/a>, although many Democrats on that list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/26\/nx-s1-5871231\/democrats-national-guard-dc\" target=\"_blank\">have insisted that their troops<\/a> are only to be used as part of America 250 celebrations this summer.<\/p>\n<p>According to the joint task force, all National Guard members who come to D.C. have been deputized as special police by the U.S. Marshals Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.ng.mil\/Public-Affairs\/News-Release\/Article\/4284293\/national-guard-authorized-to-carry-weapons-in-support-of-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\">issued a firearm<\/a>, which is rare for a domestic National Guard deployment. Guard troops are not authorized to make arrests, although they can detain someone until arresting officers arrive.<\/p>\n<p>The troops in D.C. are largely performing what are called &#8220;presence patrols,&#8221; walking in small groups around popular areas of the city to act as a deterrent for crime and allow law enforcement to focus on other areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133409\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 7892;&#10;        --source-height: 5264;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7892x5264+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F78%2Febd1ddc04d07bcaa741b1944b167%2Fgettyimages-2276599805.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"U.S. Army National Guard members stand inside the Metro Center subway station in the heart of downtown on May 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                U.S. Army National Guard members stand inside the Metro Center subway station in the heart of downtown on May 16 in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But two different studies \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/the-trump-administrations-1-7-billion-national-guard-deployments-fail-to-reduce-urban-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\">one out this week<\/a> by the progressive Center for American Progress \u2014 have both found that the National Guard presence in D.C. has had little to no effect on violent crime and that the recent drop in crime would have likely happened regardless of the troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These trends have been going on since before the deployment, since before Trump&#8217;s second inauguration even. It should tell people that actually this is not part of the solution,&#8221; says Chandler Hall, associate director on the public safety team at CAP and lead researcher of the study.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In a statement, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson dismissed the report as &#8220;partisan hackery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/04\/nx-s1-5845073\/national-guard-washington-dc-crime\" target=\"_blank\">Another study, by the nonpartisan think tank the Niskanen Center,<\/a> found that the troop patrols have led to a 24% decrease in &#8220;opportunistic&#8221; crimes \u2014 like property crimes and vehicle break-ins \u2014 but it comes at a steep cost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What the Guard brought was a massive, sudden shock from the visible presence of uniformed military personnel on the streets of Washington almost overnight,&#8221; researchers wrote, calling the deployment of the Guard a &#8220;blunt and expensive instrument.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\"><strong>&#8220;Guard go home&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly hailed the D.C. mission a success, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/read-trumps-full-2026-state-of-the-union-address\" target=\"_blank\">falsely claiming<\/a> that the city has &#8220;almost no crime anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted an event in a park in the middle of the city, surrounded by hundreds of troops, thanking them for their service to secure the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-133407\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5610;&#10;        --source-height: 3740;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5610x3740+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc8%2Fffa2407e4eaebce4486e897a0d37%2Fgettyimages-2283758094.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks as he hosts a &quot;DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force&quot; ceremony with the National Guard at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks as he hosts a &#8220;DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force&#8221; ceremony with the National Guard at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., on July 2.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Kent Nishimura\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Kent Nishimura\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a righteous and beautiful mission,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As the deployment has continued and the number of troops in the city has ballooned, so has anti-National Guard sentiment. Activists have hung signs on lampposts and walls in well-trafficked corridors telling troops they are not welcome and urging &#8220;Guard go home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Local D.C. politicians \u2014 from members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwhiteatlarge.com\/councilmember-robert-white-calls-for-national-guard-troops-to-withdraw-michigan-u-s-virgin-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\">city council<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/dc-mayor-says-judges-order-to-end-guard-deployment-is-move-in-right-direction\/4019256\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Muriel Bowser<\/a> \u2014 have been clear that they don&#8217;t support the deployment, didn&#8217;t ask for it and didn&#8217;t approve of it. But D.C. doesn&#8217;t function in the same way as states, meaning the president has the ultimate authority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fact that National Guard troops are being sent to a jurisdiction without the elected representatives of that jurisdiction even knowing that the troops are coming there, you would never see that happen in any other place in the United States of America,&#8221; Ankit Jain, one of D.C.&#8217;s two nonvoting senators, told NPR.<\/p>\n<p>He says he often sees the National Guard troops in metro stations, scrolling on their phones and talking to each other.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-1-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow-1\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have anything against National Guard troops. I think that they signed up to serve our country, and I don&#8217;t think this is a good use of their service,&#8221; Jain says.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\"><strong>A ballooning cost<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All state troops are in D.C. under Title 32 status, which means they are funded by the federal government, while technically under the control of their respective governors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5892498-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5887666\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/11\/nx-s1-5887666\/national-guard-dc-trump-michigan-minnesota\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/11\\\/nx-s1-5887666\\\/national-guard-dc-trump-michigan-minnesota&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4095x4095+952+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F1d%2Fc2d4f42148a38b52dee61180a580%2Fgettyimages-2284475080.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"National Guard members provide security ahead of July 4th festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, DC.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5892498-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>As the length of the deployment, as well as the size, increases, so does the cost to taxpayers. With the current summer surge, the cost per day is hovering around $3 million, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.<\/p>\n<p>Using that number, the Project on Government Oversight, an independent nonpartisan watchdog, estimates the deployment with this new 2029 extension will cost somewhere between $2.5 billion and $3.4 billion in total, depending on how many troops remain in the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have seen no indications that they are going to draw down at the end of this summer,&#8221; says Virginia Burger, senior defense policy analyst for the Project on Government Oversight, meaning the likely cost will be on the higher end.<\/p>\n<p>And, she points out, that&#8217;s if the administration doesn&#8217;t add more troops. The number has increased to more than five times the original deployment in less than a year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a conservative estimate. 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