Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting
Members of the Tennessee National Guard watch over the AutoZone Liberty Bowl parade down Beale Street, Thursday, Jan. 1. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Critics of the deployments argue they undermine state and local authority and exceed the president’s authority under the Constitution.
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