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Miles Archer

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Sat Nov 3, 2018, 10:10 AM Nov 2018

If Trump deployed 15,000 troops to the border, it would cost between $6.1 and $10.2 million PER DAY.

Kyle Griffin

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If Trump deployed 7,000 active-duty troops to the border, it could cost between $3 to $5,000,000 a day at a minimum. If he dispatched 15,000 troops, it could run to at least $6.1 to $10,200,000 a day in personnel costs, Bloomberg Government estimates.


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If Trump deployed 15,000 troops to the border, it would cost between $6.1 and $10.2 million PER DAY. (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2018 OP
Yes and no FBaggins Nov 2018 #1
He does not give a flying fuck malaise Nov 2018 #2
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