Trump orders pay for troops

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Sam Halpert

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Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Risa Brooks

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When political leaders in eroding democracies seek to turn the military into a partisan ally they often pay off its officers w/ cash for favored weapons & new organizational prerogatives (e.g., autonomy to run things as they like).

They give $ to the troops.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Says He Will Pay Troops Despite Government Shutdown

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Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown

Trump said the Pentagon would repurpose money to fund payroll as service members were set to miss paychecks on Wednesday. Most other federal workers would not be paid.

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Task & Purpose

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Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops trib.al/G0HMywT

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

Left over R&D funds will be used to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

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by Tom Clark

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Tom Clark

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Everyone should be getting paid. This isn’t about that. It’s about breaking the law to try to further grasp personal control of the military. And that’s really what it is.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 7h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Matt Novak

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Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. 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. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Steven S Smith

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Too weak to succeed.

CNN @cnn.com · 17h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Timothy McBride

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Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown but apparently no other workers www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown

Military service members were set to miss paychecks on Wednesday. Other government workers will not be paid.

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Your Pal Jeremy

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I don’t understand the logic of deploying troops to several major US cities, and then shutting down the government so those troops can’t get paid. Like what is the endgame there exactly?

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌

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Military members lined up at a food bank because Trump's shutdown means that people aren't getting paid.

This video from @scrippsnews.bsky.social is getting wide circulation on Instagram, which is where I downloaded it from Don Lemon's account.

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CNN

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Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

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