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Trump directs Pentagon to 'use all available funds' to pay troops during shutdown

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Trump directs Pentagon to 'use all available funds' to pay troops during shutdown

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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.

Donald Trump is directing US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to pay military personnel despite the federal government shutdown.

The president said on Saturday that Hegseth must make sure troops do not miss out on their regular paycheque, scheduled for Wednesday. The directive comes as other government employees have already had some pay withheld and others are being laid off.

“I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

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