{"id":19217,"date":"2025-10-22T21:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19217"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:46:35","slug":"trump-orders-troop-payments-during-shutdown-accuses-schumer-and-democrats-of-holding-america-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19217","title":{"rendered":"Trump Orders Troop Payments During Shutdown, Accuses Schumer and Democrats of \u201cHolding America Hostage\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnsfressnews.ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsfressnews.ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-141-735x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article id=\"post-91\" class=\"hitmag-single post-91 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rk2news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/515492790_780640434838180_7737171799175207569_n-735x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"486\">In a fiery message that further escalated Washington\u2019s latest standoff,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"209\">President Donald Trump<\/strong>\u00a0announced Saturday that he has\u00a0<strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"302\">directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to pay U.S. troops<\/strong>\u00a0despite the ongoing government shutdown \u2014 while blasting<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/strong>\u00a0and Democrats for what he called \u201ca deliberate effort to hurt the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"486\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N3zBw7dKcjU\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"652\">The government has been shut down since\u00a0<strong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"541\">October 1<\/strong>, following a budget impasse between Republicans and Democrats over healthcare spending and Medicaid funding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"776\">Trump\u2019s statement \u2014 part directive, part declaration of war on political opponents \u2014 underscored his signature defiance.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1054\">\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1054\">\u201cChuck Schumer recently said, \u2018Every day gets better\u2019 during their Radical Left Shutdown,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social. \u201cI DISAGREE! If nothing is done because of Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1071\">He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1264\">\n<p data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1264\">\u201cI have directed Secretary Hegseth to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID. We will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200\/675\/chuck-schumer-at-the-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1269\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1304\"><strong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1304\">The Heart of the Standoff<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1611\">The shutdown began when the Senate failed to approve a spending bill before the September 30 deadline. Democrats have refused to back a Republican proposal that lets key<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1505\">Affordable Care Act (ACA)<\/strong>\u00a0tax cuts expire \u2014 warning that doing so would increase insurance premiums and reduce Medicaid coverage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1744\">Republicans, meanwhile, accuse Democrats of manufacturing the crisis to appeal to progressive voters ahead of the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1998\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t about healthcare,\u201d said House Speaker\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1812\">Mike Johnson<\/strong>, flanked by GOP leaders Steve Scalise and Tom Emmer during a press briefing. \u201cThis is about political power. Democrats are holding America\u2019s government hostage for campaign leverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2149\">Trump, true to his populist form, has positioned himself as the defender of ordinary Americans \u2014 and especially the military \u2014 during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2288\">\n<p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2288\">\u201cWe\u2019ve identified the funds,\u201d he said. \u201cOur troops will be paid. It\u2019s Schumer who\u2019s standing in the way of reopening the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200\/675\/johnson-government-shutdown.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2293\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2322\"><strong data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2322\">Schumer Pushes Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2412\">Sen.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2353\">Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/strong>\u00a0fired back, saying the crisis was of Trump\u2019s own making.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2715\">\n<p data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2715\">\u201cEvery day that Republicans refuse to negotiate to end this shutdown, the worse it gets for Americans \u2014 and the clearer it becomes who\u2019s fighting for them,\u201d Schumer told Fox News Digital. \u201cFamilies are opening their letters showing how high their premiums will climb if Republicans get their way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2967\">Privately, Democratic strategists see Trump\u2019s shutdown strategy as risky but politically calculated. \u201cHe\u2019s betting the public will see him as the only one standing up for soldiers,\u201d one aide told reporters. \u201cIt\u2019s emotional politics \u2014 and it works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2717\" data-end=\"2967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afge.org\/link\/6701c1e6b65a48f1982de0c581c0fa49.aspx\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"2972\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2996\"><strong data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"2996\">The Human Cost<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3270\">While Washington debates, the impact on federal workers is already being felt.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3111\">Thousands of federal employees<\/strong>\u00a0have been placed on unpaid leave, while others deemed \u201cessential\u201d continue working without pay. Unions are calling it \u201ca man-made crisis with real victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3513\">A Department of Defense source confirmed that Hegseth\u2019s office is working to identify funds for troop payments \u2014 likely from emergency reserves. But economists warn that bypassing Congress to reallocate funds could invite legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2025\/02\/2025-02-06T011647Z_203698284_RC2KOCAXT9FU_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-PROTESTS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3518\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3520\" data-end=\"3546\"><strong data-start=\"3524\" data-end=\"3546\">The Bigger Picture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3791\">Observers say the fight is about more than money. It\u2019s about\u00a0<strong data-start=\"3609\" data-end=\"3637\">control \u2014 and narrative.<\/strong>\u00a0Trump wants to frame Democrats as elitists willing to \u201churt the troops\u201d for politics. Democrats want voters to see Trump as reckless and authoritarian.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3843\">Each side is betting the other will blink first.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"3968\">But one thing is clear: as long as the shutdown continues, both the economy and the federal workforce will pay the price.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3970\" data-end=\"4173\">And while Trump\u2019s move to ensure troop pay may win him praise from military families, critics say it\u2019s another symptom of his governing style \u2014\u00a0<strong data-start=\"4114\" data-end=\"4171\">part bold leadership, part chaos-driven brinkmanship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a fiery message that further escalated Washington\u2019s latest standoff,\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0announced Saturday that he has\u00a0directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to pay U.S. troops\u00a0despite the ongoing government shutdown \u2014 &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19219,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19217\/revisions\/19219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}