The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the amount spent so far, according to a new Pentagon estimate. The deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital has triggered an outcry, mainly from Democrats. Their concerns center not just on the mission’s expense but also on worries about the blurring of the line between America’s military and police forces and the impact on National Guard readiness. “The National Guard are not pawns and taxpayer dollars are not a piggy bank for Trump’s political stunts.” By comparison, CBO’s $55 million per month cost estimate in January assumed the Guard would retain a force of 2,950 in D.C.