Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

President Trump announces military members will get paid amid government shutdown

President Trump announced that he has directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use "all available funds" to pay members of the military as the government shutdown enters its third week.

Trump directs Pentagon to pay troops during shutdown

The president's directive would ensure US military personnel don't miss a scheduled paycheque next week.

Trump Directs the Pentagon to Use 'All Available Funds' to Ensure Troops Are Paid Despite Shutdown

Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.”

Trump directs Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Pentagon to use "all available funds" to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed.

Trump says military members will be paid despite government shutdown

President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 OctoberDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that he has found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he has instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds.Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am using my authority, as commander-in-chief, to direct our secretary of war, Pe…

Trump orders White House to use all funds to pay military during shutdown

Trump said Saturday that his administration ‘identified funds’ to pay military service members on October 15 despite the ongoing government shutdown