In his first term, Trump included his full name (“President Donald J. Trump”) just below the words “Economic Impact Payment” on stimulus checks, and his Treasury Department recently confirmed that a portrait of him—the image of him raising his fist following the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the words Fight. The idea of $1,776 checks—which would go to every service member from the rank of private to colonel, or their equivalents—comes at a moment when Trump’s relationship with the military is particularly complicated. And six Democratic lawmakers, all of whom served in either the intelligence community or the military, said that they were hearing so much uncertainty and concern from the rank and file that they felt compelled to release a video reminding service members that they are required to refuse illegal orders.
Author: Ashley Parker, Nancy A. Youssef
Published at: 2025-12-17 23:06:02
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