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applegrove

(130,490 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 12:04 PM Dec 18

Trump's 'Warrior Dividends' Are Just Rebranded Payments [View all]

Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividends’ Are Just Rebranded Payments

December 18, 2025 at 10:22 am EST By Taegan Goddard 41 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/18/trumps-warrior-dividends-are-just-rebranded-payments/

President Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced last night, come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, Defense One reports.

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Trump's 'Warrior Dividends' Are Just Rebranded Payments [View all] applegrove Dec 18 OP

Here's your warrior bonus ...and an eviction notice C_U_L8R Dec 18 #1

Kick dalton99a Dec 18 #2

At least Putin gave the mothers of dead Russian soldiers meatgrinders maxrandb Dec 18 #3

Gonna bet most troops will look at it as money available now vs years away. Most (50+%) are trumpsters anyway. Silent Type Dec 18 #4

Trump's $1,776 bonus to troops exposed as money already owed for housing: report LetMyPeopleVote Dec 18 #5

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