Pentagon: National Guard deployment to Los Angeles will cost $134 million

Published June 10, 2025 2:22pm ET



Pentagon officials confirmed that deploying the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles would cost $134 million and would last 60 days during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers during testimony on the department’s budget requests. 

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