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![Trump Says He Plans to Pay US Troops on Oct.
15 Despite Shutdown
By María Paula Mijares Torres
10/11/2025 12:59:42 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he is directing the Defense Department to use funds his administration has identified to deliver paychecks to US troops on Oct. 15 despite the ongoing government shutdown.
"I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Saturday.
More than a quarter million federal employees missed scheduled paychecks this week, with another 2 million expected to go without pay by next week, which would be the third week of the shutdown.
Under current law, US troops aren't guaranteed backpay during a shutdown, unlike civilian employees. The Pentagon's next military payday, Oct. 15, was shaping up as a key pressure point in the ongoing standoff between Republicans and Democrats over a stopgap spending measure.
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Trump's decision to pay the troops could ease some of the immediate pressure on Republicans to soften their stance on Democratic demands to address health-care costs, including extending Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdgcvfaickr7turpo6suzbqp/bafkreidopzcgnet2ul2ih7ulztkd4ng3dnwp5cdij65cpxbvt33dgwr72e@jpeg)
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