President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post Saturday that all U.S. military troops will still receive their paychecks on October 15, despite the ongoing government shutdown.
Trump blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has refused to support the clean funding bill Republicans passed in the House. Republicans need at least 8 Democrats to cross the aisle and vote for the funding bill in order to get it passed, but Schumer and all but 3 senate Democrats are refusing to approve the bill.
President Trump’s statement reads:
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
Thank you @POTUS for delivering for our troops. https://t.co/hMKdtKZgT8
— House Freedom Caucus (@freedomcaucus) October 11, 2025
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