Trump ordered to pay salaries to US military despite the shutdown
Trump instructed the head of the Pentagon to pay salaries to military personnel on October 15, despite the shutdown. The President stated that funds have already been found and blamed the Democrats for trying to 'hold the army hostage'
US President Donald Trump instructed the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, to ensure the payment of salaries to military personnel, despite the ongoing shutdown, which is a temporary cessation of government work and all state institutions.
'Using my powers as Commander-in-Chief, I instruct our Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to direct all available resources to pay our military personnel on October 15,' Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social.
He noted that without additional measures, 'the military would not have received their salaries,' blaming this on the Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and quoting his words that during the shutdown 'it gets better every day.'
The President emphasized that he disagrees with these words and stated that funds for military salaries have already been found. 'I will not allow the Democrats, through the dangerous government shutdown they caused, to hold our military and the security of the country hostage,' said the head of the White House.
Earlier, the Republican called the shutdown in the US a result of the Democrats' 'kamikaze attack' and stated that if the shutdown continues, federal officials will have to be reduced, and they will not be reinstated in the future
