WASHINGTON (AP) — The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. The Defense Department said in its estimate the cost assumes there will be an average of 2,500 National Guard members in Washington through January 2029. “The National Guard are not pawns and taxpayer dollars are not a piggy bank for Trump’s political stunts.” One state, Georgia, had roughly 800 personnel here, more than the D.C. National Guard. Maj. R. Dustin Cole, spokesperson for the Georgia Air National Guard, said in an email the increased number is temporary.