That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown.
Donald Trump: “That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all…”
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Trump discusses using funds to pay military during government shutdown.
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