National Guard may run out of money because of Trump’s repeated deployments

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-guard-cost-donald-trump-deployments-b2812780.html

41 comments

  1. In other words, the National Guard is turning into one of his casinos.

  2. To be wildly conspiratorial: what if this is part of the plan? Exhaust individual state military resources and then transition to the same occupation only with the massively-empowered ICE brownshirt brigade when this state-level line of defense has been exhausted.

  3. The Greedy Old Pedophiles recently gave ICE $170 BILLION and even that’s not enough for trump/miller’s grand scheme to destroy the United States.

    Also, it’s totally on brand for donald to bankrupt yet another organization.

  4. Put it on the 37 trillion debt tab. Nobody cares until everyone cares.

    Foreseeable bond market crash in the future?

  5. If he is issuing EO to take over, shouldn’t he be footing the bill from somewhere? Sue the administration for the money or injunction from further deployments until that becomes funded.

  6. Alright can I get a show of hands for those of you who had, “Trump bankrupting The National Guard” on their bingo card….

    Anyone? No?

    Me neither but here we are.

  7. Trumps made up emergencies will prevent there actually being a national guard when an actual emergency arrives. They are cutting funding to FEMA and bankrupting the national guard.

  8. It appears like he’s doing this on purpose: draining funds meant to protect our country to make them become agents of ICE instead.

  9. Here I was thinking the states sending guards were going to run out of people, forgot to consider they could just run out of cash.

  10. They should ask for cash up front. This orange rapist doesn’t pay his bills

  11. Not only are you getting deployed to another state

    Having to leave your day job we won’t guarantee you are going to get paid

    MAGA

  12. I’ve been asking this for a while (I used to work DoD budget back when I was in).

    Money gets tight as of 31 July (end of Q3). In addition, this money wasn’t put in the POM 4 years ago, so every dollar paid out on this is coming out of hide.

    The next issue is going to be troops.

    All of these folks have jobs – and most of them are going to get fired for missing work due to these deployments.

    AND, we can expect some of these folks to work the system so they qualify for a Title 2 pension – which is also not budgeted for.

    Yes, I know it is illegal, but I don’t see the Pedo-in-Chief stepping up to address this.

  13. They are trying to bleed them dry so that there’s no money to respond to the ICE gestapo.

  14. This has been his goal from day one of term number two. This is a bust out. He’s wringing the fed dry to sell it off to the highest bidder. Exactly how he ran his casinos, exactly how he ran his airline.

    These mob tactics are so fucking transparent I genuinely can’t wrap my head around people talking about anything else (aside from the pedophilia release the un-redacted list)

  15. Yeah uh soldiers dont march on empty stomachs or missed rent.

  18. congress authorized 5T in new debt. and thats not counting the revenue they’ve been impounding. plus if the military is ordered to spend the money, even if its not appropriated, its likely still a legal order. in fact I cant imagine how it would not be a legal order. so basically this only goes awry if the bureaucracy follows the law and doesnt authorize the needed funds. however its not unreasonable to assume they’ll just follow orders, the law be damned.

  19. I’m curious as to why they aren’t rolling ICE in instead didn’t they just waste millions of our taxpayer money on that?

  20. Trump is bankrupting the country just like his failed businesses.

  21. Even better, he keeps deploying them without orders for only 29 days at a time so they can’t claim deployment pay.

    My memory may be bad but I’m pretty sure not paying your troops after making them do deeply unpopular things they don’t like is a great way to get a coup.

  22. 2.6 billion dollars a day in interest payments on the national debt.. 😂

  23. Imagine you have to leave your career for these bogus campaigns. 

  24. >Wyoming troops were deployed to D.C. in January to provide security during Trump’s inauguration. That deployment cost $250,000 from the state’s readiness accounts, and Wyoming is still waiting to be reimbursed by the federal government.

    Yeah that sounds about right.

  27. Don’t worry, the new fascist militia aka ICE, can help foot the bills now.

  28. How in the fuck does a country, whose military now has a $1 trillion budget and just gave one of its Gestapo law enforcement agencies, ICE, $160 billion to carry out its bullshit, run out of money for anything?

    I don’t ever want to hear anything from the federal government about ‘running out of money’.

  29. I feel like this is going to lead to terrorist attacks. Our military is being spread too thin, our intelligence is a joke and the department of defense inept. I would be licking my chops if I was a terrorist, domestic or foreign.

  30. If California, Oregon, Washington, New York, Michigan, Hawaii, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, and Nevada decide to NOT recognize Trump and this regime and hold the tax dollars hostage (which would be convenient given how they crippled the IRS), then government won’t have money for shit. Even the military would come to a halt.

  31. Here’s a fun fact. Every time he deployed troops to Washington DC and California, the soldiers were not given standing orders. Meaning they weren’t getting paid. Hence why most of them just stood around doing nothing. Because it turns out Trump is so incompetent, he can’t do the one thing every dictator ever absolutely made sure to do to stay in power: pay their troops.

  32. I doubt the federal government is actually paying them.

    Im gonna bet that trump is federalizing them but making the states pay.

    All to distract from the kid raping of course

  33. But we have no money for healthcare or teachers.

  34. # 🚨 This isn’t “immigration enforcement.” This is constitutional collapse.

    **Habeas Corpus is suspended.** The government can now lock up *anyone* — immigrant or citizen — indefinitely with no trial. Due process is already **gone.**

    **Posse Comitatus is suspended.** State National Guards are being armed and used against civilians inside U.S. borders. That isn’t policing — that’s **military occupation.**

    **Crossing state lines is the breaking point.** Iowa’s Guard (or any red state force) entering Illinois without an EMAC request to enforce *federal law* is not “cooperation.” It is the textbook definition of **MARTIAL LAW.**

    # ⚡ Why this is even more dangerous

    * **Rex 84 is now effectively legal.** What was once a FEMA “exercise” to detain civilians in camps during a “national emergency” is now a live framework. The same legal levers — habeas suspension, Guard deployment, FEMA authority — have been pulled.
    * **ICE facilities = FEMA camps.** Built under the guise of COVID protection and “migrant detention,” they can just as easily revert to their *original designed function*: holding U.S. citizens en masse.
    * **Armed rifles & sidearms = rules to kill.** The moment National Guard troops are issued combat weapons, they must be given **Rules of Engagement.** That means there are already written orders covering when they are authorized to use deadly force — including on U.S. citizens if a “firefight” breaks out. Once soldiers are armed, the conversation about when they can **unalive civilians** is no longer theoretical.
    * **Martial law requires an actual war, terrorism, or insurrection.** None of that exists right now. To arm and deploy soldiers across state lines without it is a direct violation of the Constitution.
    * **Selective suspension doesn’t exist.** If trials are denied to immigrants, they are denied to all of us. The Constitution doesn’t work like an à la carte menu. Suspend it for one group, and it’s gone for everyone.

    # 🧨 What this really means

    If 19 states pledge to march armed Guards into other states to enforce federal law, that is half the country declaring they will override the sovereignty of the other half. That isn’t immigration enforcement. That is **martial law by action — without the legal justification.**

    👉 And here’s the chilling part:
    Say the wrong thing, crack the wrong joke, or be in the wrong place — and you can now be taken. No lawyer. No trial. No rights. Just gone.

    ⚠️ **Our rights aren’t being chipped away. They’ve already been suspended.**

    This isn’t hypothetical. This is Rex 84 in practice — martial law unfolding under the cover of “immigration enforcement.”

  35. Please web search GMC

    # 🚨 From “Good Moral Character” to Social Credit

    Trump’s immigration rule isn’t just about crime records anymore.
    It’s about proving you’re a **“Good Moral Citizen.”**

    That means:

    * USCIS isn’t just asking *“Did you break the law?”*
    * They’re asking *“Do we approve of your behavior, your lifestyle, your choices?”*

    ⚡ Why this is dangerous:
    This is **social credit logic.**

    * If they can deny citizenship because you don’t meet some vague “moral” test, then rights aren’t based on law anymore — they’re based on opinion.
    * Once that standard exists, it spreads. Today it’s immigrants. Tomorrow it’s you.

    🧨 Connect the dots:

    * Habeas corpus suspension + Posse Comitatus = rights already disappearing.
    * Rex 84 framework = detention infrastructure already exists.
    * Now GMC = a morality scorecard deciding who deserves rights.

    This isn’t about safety.
    It’s about building a system where your freedoms depend on how well you **conform.**

    👉 TL;DR: “Good Moral Citizen” isn’t just paperwork — it’s the seed of an American social credit system.

  36. It’s almost like “billionaires” have no concept of money.

  37. Coups tend to fail when you don’t have the military on your side.

    Not paying the troops is a surefire way to make sure they aren’t on your side.

  39. Does that mean they also don’t get paid? Cause, I doubt they’re gonna do their job for free.

  40. I have alot to say sorry rabbit holing how armed nat gaurds from outside states armies enforce homelessness legally here are some thoughts

    # 🚨 Homeless Americans Are Now Military Targets

    This isn’t “just immigration enforcement.” Homeless U.S. citizens are being lumped in — and that changes everything.

    # 🏚️ Homeless People = Citizens

    * Homelessness is **not a crime.**
    * Being unhoused does not erase citizenship or constitutional rights.
    * Every homeless person still has **due process, habeas corpus, and protection from unlawful detention.**

    # ⚖️ What Trump Just Did

    * **Armed National Guard units** are being deployed nationwide under the banner of fighting *immigration, crime, and homelessness.*
    * That means the Guard’s rifles, sidearms, and Rules of Engagement now apply to **American citizens whose only “offense” is being unhoused.**
    * Habeas corpus is suspended — once it’s gone “for immigrants,” it’s gone for everyone. Homeless citizens can now be detained indefinitely, without trial.

    # 🚨 Why This = Martial Law Against Citizens

    1. **Posse Comitatus**: The Guard cannot enforce civilian law unless under insurrection or war. Homelessness doesn’t qualify.
    2. **Rights Don’t Work Selectively**: You cannot suspend trials “for immigrants” and keep them for citizens. The legal mechanism applies to all.
    3. **Military vs. Poverty**: Using troops to “clear” encampments means **citizens are being treated as enemy combatants.**

    # 🧨 The Chilling Part

    If homeless Americans are now military targets, then **every one of us is vulnerable.**

    * Crack the wrong joke? Wrong place at the wrong time? You can be detained like them.
    * This is not policy anymore — this is **martial law by stealth.**

    👉 Homelessness isn’t a battlefield. These are Americans. If they can suspend rights for them, they can suspend them for you. **Our rights aren’t being eroded — they’re already gone.**

    ⚠️ This is the first time in U.S. history the government has pointed armed National Guard at its *own citizens* under the excuse of “homelessness.”

  41. When they were here in LA, they did absolutely nothing other than stand at the entrances of federal buildings being bored out of their minds. They had nothing to do. It was a complete waste of money and time. We have 3 police departments in this jurisdiction that are more than capable of securing those buildings (LAPD, LASD, CHP).

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