Taxpayers will cover the $120 million bill for President Donald Trump's illegal move to federalize the National Guard and put the U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
With 300 National Guard members still deployed to Los Angeles under what Newsom calls "the guise of protecting federal facilities," the receipt on what it cost taxpayers adds up to nearly $120 million, according to the governor.
The deployment of more than 4,200 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines cost $71 million for food and other basic necessities, $37 million in payroll, more than $4 million in logistics supplies, $3.5 million in travel and $1.5 million in demobilization costs, which adds up to an estimated $118 million, according to the governor's office.
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