Netanyahu’s DC visit cost MPD $8M, with 90K overtime hours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s weeklong visit to D.C. in late July was met with high security, road closures and protests.

For Metropolitan Police Department officers, that meant long hours and millions of dollars in overtime pay.

>📺 Watch News4 now: Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

Nearly 2,700 MPD officers worked 33 extra hours each from July 21 to 27. Overtime pay plus other costs added up to about $8 million total, the department told News4 on Wednesday.

MPD officers racked up a total of about 90,000 hours of overtime.

We've got the news you need to know to start your day. Sign up for the First & 4Most morning newsletter — delivered to your inbox daily. >Sign up here.

@nbcwashington
Flags, signs, burning effigies and pepper-sprayed protesters: You may have seen the images of the demonstrations in D.C. on Wednesday, but what happened? Here's a quick recap. israel palestine israelpalestinewar washingtondc protests demonstrations gaza war benjaminnetanyahu netanyahu us unitedstates hamas dc md va dmv dmvnews
♬ original sound - NBC Washington - NBC Washington

Israel-Hamas War Jul 24

Protesters arrested, pepper-sprayed in DC as Israel's Netanyahu addresses Congress

Israel-Hamas War Jul 23

Pro-Palestinian demonstration held on Capitol Hill during Netanyahu's DC visit

@nbcwashington
Protesters condemning Israel's war in Gaza descended on D.C. on Wednesday, denouncing Israel's war in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours before he was set to address members of Congress. #DC #WashingtonDC DistrictofColumbia Netanyahu protests #DMVnews #DMV
♬ original sound - NBC Washington - NBC Washington

Your federal tax dollars pick up the cost.