{"id":28691,"date":"2026-01-02T18:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28691"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:48:37","slug":"trump-announces-big-holiday-bonuses-for-u-s-military-personnel-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28691","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Big Holiday Bonuses For U.S. Military Personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump announced during a nationwide address Wednesday evening that his administration would be paying out a one-time bonus of $1,776 to U.S. military personnel to signify the year the Continental Congress declared America\u2019s independence from Great Britain. The bonuses come months before the nation\u2019s 250th birthday: July 4, 2026.<\/p>\n

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During his address, Trump implied that the bonuses had been planned for some time but had been kept under wraps.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with the just passed one Big Beautiful bill, tonight, I am also proud to announce that more than 1450 thousand \u2014 think of this: 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special \u2014 we call it warrior dividend, before Christmas, a warrior dividend,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn honor of our nation\u2019s founding in 1776, we are sending every soldier $1776. Think of that. And the checks are already on the way. Nobody understood that one until about 30 minutes ago,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Senate\u00a0sent a significant defense package\u00a0to President Trump, completing one of the last major legislative tasks for the year. Lawmakers came together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a comprehensive $901 billion bill packed with defense policies that allocate funding for several of the Trump administration\u2019s national defense priorities.<\/p>\n

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The measure received strong bipartisan support, passing the upper chamber with a vote of 77-20. This legislative exercise is an annual routine for Congress, typically wrapping up the year without much controversy.<\/p>\n

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