In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced he had ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth “to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th.” He affirmed, “We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.” The president emphasized that he would not allow Democrats “to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown.” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday charged Senate Democrats with “shutting down the government over a clean CR” and asserted Schumer was “bowing to the Marxist wing of his party.” He noted that in states like Virginia, California, and Maryland, hundreds of thousands of federal workers — including many military families — are already feeling the impact of missed paychecks. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) also faulted Schumer for holding the government “hostage,” saying the senator was acting to appease “the pro-Hamas, pro-terrorist wing of his party.” Emmer maintained the shutdown has forced American troops to risk “their lives to fight – WITHOUT PAY – terrorists across the globe.”
Author: Jasmyn Jordan, Jasmyn Jordan
Published at: 2025-10-11 20:23:28
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