Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Washington Post

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The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official. In a prime-time address Wednesday night, President Donald Trump announced the Christmastime bonuses “in honor of our nation’s founding in 1776.” “Nobody deserves it more than our military. And I say congratulations to everybody,” Trump said.

The president said the money for the bonuses came from revenue from import taxes he’s imposed on trading partners worldwide. That was incorrect, however, and Trump does not have the authority to spend the money from tariffs without authorization from Congress.

But lawmakers this summer did approve $2.9 billion to supplement the military’s basic allowance for housing as part of Trump and the GOP’s mammoth tax and immigration law, the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to spend most of that money as a one-time payout on the bonuses, said the senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The use of the housing funds to pay the bonuses was reported earlier by Defense One.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-will-use-military-housing-money-for-1776-pentagon-bonuses/ar-AA1SBGEe

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Non-stop lies.

[underpants]

1. That was incorrect

[Ford_Prefect]

2. Sounds illegal as hell to me. Congress directed those funds be spent on housing for ALL military personnel.

AFAIK Secretary Polluted Hogsbreath has no authority to redirect such funds without Congressional approval.

[thought crime]

5. Trump views all federal funding as a slush fund.

And Republicans in Congress are fine with it.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

8. Unless and until Congress asserts its authority I guess they can do whatever they want...

Will it fool military personnel? I hope not.

Love the username BTW!

[slightlv]

3. One time payment

that will fall far behind what they would have gotten if the money had been used as it was supposed to be used -- to assist in housing. And why the hell is every little category of people getting money, but not the general public who are dying from the price increases caused by his "beautiful" tariffs. I've had about enough of it! Military, farmers, business people... all those he thinks falls in line with his belief in himself as "daddy." Pfft!

[SunSeeker]

4. K & R for exposure

[JohnnyRingo]

6. He's stealing their money from their back pockets to hand it over as a gift

I hope he doesn't do me any favors.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. So, if it was pre-approved housing assistance, where's the 'bonus"?

[purr-rat beauty]

9. Just buying his time...

...he truly believes he can throw money, I mean promise money (our money ) and win the hearts and minds of the citizens

Stillllllll waiting for the DOUCHE check and TERROFF checks

What's he waiting for?!?

[travelingthrulife]

10. Worked like a charm last time. Had his famous signature on the checks and everything.