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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Trump’s military takeover of US cities has already cost taxpayers nearly $500M

President Donald Trump’s decision to send the U.S. military into American cities to bolster local law enforcement has already cost taxpayers $473 million and counting, according to a report.

Data published by the non-partisan research group the National Priorities Project, and reported by The Intercept, based on open-source information, estimates that the occupation of Washington, D.C., which began in August, has been the most costly so far, at $270 million.

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