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U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Saturday (October 11, 2025) his medication has recovered a mode to wage troops during the national authorities shutdown and that helium has ordered Pentagon main Pete Hegseth to bash so.
"I americium utilizing my authority, arsenic Commander successful Chief, to nonstop our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to usage each disposable funds to get our Troops PAID connected October 15th," the President wrote successful a Truth Social post.
"We person identified funds to bash this, and Secretary Hegseth volition usage them to PAY OUR TROOPS," said Mr. Trump.
Mr. Trump did not place backing sources oregon the full magnitude that would beryllium utilized for unit salaries.
The Pentagon and White House did not instantly respond to a petition for details connected the funds that would beryllium used.
Mr. Trump made the announcement connected the 11th time of a authorities shutdown that was sparked by a backing impasse with number legislature Democrats.
Mr. Trump's Republican Party controls the House of Representatives and the Senate. But to scope the 60 votes needed successful the Senate to walk a spending bill, Republicans indispensable person astatine slightest 7 Democratic senators to backmost the measure.
Democrats are utilizing that leverage to propulsion for continuing and expanding healthcare subsidies for radical who bargain security done the Affordable Care Act. Democratic lawmakers person refused to backmost a authorities spending measure that does not code the issue.
In his Truth Social post, Mr. Trump said helium would "not let the Democrats to clasp our Military, and the full Security of our Nation HOSTAGE with their unsafe Government shutdown."
He pledged to enactment with the Democrats connected healthcare if they hold to reopen the government.
