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Hours after the briefing, the Pima County Sheriff's Department wrote on X that they were aware of reports of a possible ransom note circulating.
A few news outlets reported receiving a potential ransom note and alerted authorities.
Celebrity gossip site TMZ said the message it received demanded millions in Bitcoin.
Authorities themselves didn't elaborate on the details of an alleged ransom note.
Last year, it cost more than half a billion dollars to pay for President Trump's domestic troop deployments.
It could be double that this year if current operations remain in place.
The use of troops in Washington, D.C.
alone could cost $660 million.
That's according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
It's a tiny fraction in the country's trillion-dollar defense budget, but state leaders and government watchdog groups argue that these deployments aren't a good use of taxpayer dollars.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but Trump has repeatedly defended the use of troops and suggested sending them to more cities.
Last year, it cost more than half a billion dollars to pay for President Trump's domestic troop deployments.
It could be double that this year if current operations remain in place.
The use of troops in Washington, D.C.
alone could cost $660 million.
That's according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
It's a tiny fraction in the country's trillion-dollar defense budget, but state leaders and government watchdog groups argue that these deployments aren't a good use of taxpayer dollars.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
but Trump has repeatedly defended the use of troops and suggested sending them to more cities.