Taxpayers have forked out half a billion dollars for President Trump’s National Guard deployments during his second term, new Congressional Budget Office figures show. Members of the National Guard patrol outside a Bass Pro Shops in October in Memphis. It must end.”CNN, citing Defense Department data, reported that National Guard personnel receive $95,000 per person per year in compensation. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded to the report’s findings by defending Trump’s National Guard deployments. At the time of writing, Trump’s operations in Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles have been brought to a close.