FROM NEW YORK POST: President Trump said Saturday he would use his authority as commander in chief to pay military troops despite the government shutdown that has furloughed federal employees.
Trump blasted Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and noted that if the government doesn’t reopen by Oct. 15th, the nation’s warriors and Pentagon employees will miss paychecks.
Trump added that Schumer would be at fault if troops miss paychecks they are “rightfully due.”
Making the promise in a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “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!”
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