Thanks to the #GOP led government shutdown, our active duty #military was in danger of not being paid. #Trump has identified about $8 billion of unused R&D funds to pay the troops.
Many active duty troops live #paycheck to paycheck and this sum of money is only enough to cover one pay period.
Meanwhile, both #Republicans and #Democrats continue to blame each other for the shutdown. Nonprofit org, the National Military Family Association, is actively working to provide services to service members and their #families. The nonprofit also blames both sides.
Full stop. While it genuinely sucks for the troops who are now caught in the middle of this let's not forget this was Trump's shutdown. He is holding the country hostage until the Democrats bend the knee. Absolutely disgusting.
Also, #NPR on two occasions in this article refers to the Department of War as the Department of Defense.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/11/nx-s1-5571945/trump-pentagon-hegseth-pay-military-during-shutdown