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Trump Orders Troops to Get Paid on October 15 Despite Shutdown
Townhall ^ | 10/11/2025 | Scott McClallen

Posted on 10/11/2025 6:22:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Donald Trump has ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to pay troops on Oct. 15.

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 because U.S. lawmakers couldn't pass a funding bill.

Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown. He didn't say what funds the government plans to use to pay the troops.

"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!"

White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt White House reposted the news on X.

Congresswoman Jenn Kiggans, R-VA, thanked Trump and called for lawmakers to reopen the federal government.

So far, Democrat lawmakers have voted at least eight times to keep the government shuttered, according to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Democrats have now voted EIGHT TIMES to BLOCK pay for our troops and federal workers.

Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats think every day of this shutdown “gets better” for them — even as it hurts hardworking Americans.

Once again, Democrats are putting AMERICANS LAST.

pic.twitter.com/0uIM2cKfW5— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 10, 2025



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: military; salary; shutdown

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1 posted on 10/11/2025 6:22:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Pay the essentials like the military with tariff revenues.


2 posted on 10/11/2025 7:41:52 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hooray, Mr. President. Well done.


3 posted on 10/11/2025 8:16:20 PM PDT by gildafarrell ("No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Good. Go Trump.

The Democrats own this shutdown.


4 posted on 10/11/2025 8:40:36 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: SeekAndFind

Sell Federal land owned in California to pay the troops.


5 posted on 10/11/2025 9:59:48 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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To: SeekAndFind

Fire a million useless federal workers to pay the military.


6 posted on 10/12/2025 12:23:02 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Use the Ukraine money.

EC


7 posted on 10/12/2025 2:34:53 AM PDT by Ex-Con777 (Leftists quote the Constitution like an atheist quotes the Bible)
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To: SeekAndFind

Use the doge savings


8 posted on 10/12/2025 4:08:56 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (i)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
Trump has already announced plans to pay WIC from tariffs income. I suppose it’s doable to pay ICE and the military. He is not going to let the demagogue party wing this one.
9 posted on 10/12/2025 6:13:45 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sorry to rain on your parade, but Trump’s Constitutional authority as commander-in-chief does not grant him the authority to spend money that is not appropriated by Congress.


10 posted on 10/12/2025 7:33:02 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m really starting to like this guy.


11 posted on 10/12/2025 8:08:04 AM PDT by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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