Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029

Photo: Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to 890th Engineer Battalion, Joint Task Force Magnolia, patrol at one of the entrances of the Great American State Fair during the Salute to America Celebration & Fireworks in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2026. […] Photo credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Christian Brown via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Kat Lonsdorf. NPR – July 14, 2026.

WASHINGTON — The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump’s anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR. 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 “summer surge” of law enforcement announced by federal officials in May. The current cost of the deployment is more than $3 million per day, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. […]

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