Nearly 5,000 federal troops have been deployed to Los Angeles on the orders of President Donald Trump. They have done almost nothing, according to an official military spokesperson.

In total, the National Guard members and Marines operating in Southern California have carried out exactly one temporary detainment. That’s it. The deployments, which began more than one week ago, are expected to cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

“It’s … the unnecessary militarization of the United States using U.S. forces on U.S. soil against U.S. citizens.”

Troops were deployed in Los Angeles over the objections of local officials and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Officials and experts decried the show of military force to counter overwhelmingly peaceful and relatively limited protests as a dangerous abuse of power and a misuse of federal funds.

“As of today, Title 10 forces have been involved in one temporary detainment until the individual could be safely transferred to federal law enforcement,” U.S. Army North public affairs told The Intercept on Sunday, referring to a provision within Title 10 of the U.S. Code on Armed Services that allows the federal deployment of National Guard forces if “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”

“It’s a complete waste of resources, but it’s also the unnecessary militarization of the United States using U.S. forces on U.S. soil against U.S. citizens,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told The Intercept. “There was no reason for this to be done when local law enforcement and the state were capable of addressing the issue.”

President Donald Trump initially called up more than 2,000 National Guard troops on June 7 to tamp down protests against his

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