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Marina Dunbar and Chris Stein in Washington

Trump’s mobilization of troops in LA to cost Americans at least $134m, Hegseth says

a hand waves a US flag near national guard troops
Members of the national guard stand outside the federal building in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Donald Trump’s decision to mobilize the US marines and national guard troops to Los Angeles is expected to cost taxpayers at least $134m and continue for a minimum of 60 days, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, told lawmakers during a House hearing on Tuesday.

A total of 2,700 military personnel – 700 marines and 2,000 national guard troops – were dispatched to the city on Monday, intensifying a federal presence that both Gavin Newsom, the California governor, and Karen Bass, the Los Angeles mayor, have publicly opposed.

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