"Tonight, I am also proud to announce that more than 1,450,000 think of this 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special, we call warrior dividend, before Christmas, a warrior dividend in honor of our nation's founding in 1776. We are sending every soldier $1,776. Think of that, and the checks are already on the wayWe made a lot more money than anybody thought because of tariffs, and the Bill helped us along. Nobody deserves it more than our military, and I say: congratulations, everybody."
"The View's Alyssa Farah Griffin praised Trump's idea, saying, The one thing I'll give him credit is bonus to troops and giving them $1700. A skeptical Whoopi Goldberg snapped back, Let's see if they get the check. I want to see if they get it first. Listen, coming off the government shutdown and the delay that they all had they got back pay but people need help, Griffin said."
"The bonus payments will come in the form of a one-time basic allowance for housing (BAH) supplement, which will not be taxed, officials told The Hill. The money will come from The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which appropriated $2.9 billion to the Pentagon to supplement the basic allowance for housing (BAH) supplement. In addition, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth disbursed $2.6 billion as part of the warrior dividend. The remaining $300 million will support future BAH requirements, according to a Pentagon official."
President Trump announced one-time $1,776 'warrior dividend' checks for roughly 1,450,000 active-duty military members to arrive before Christmas. The payments will be delivered as a non-taxed, one-time basic allowance for housing (BAH) supplement. Funding sources include $2.9 billion appropriated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and $2.6 billion disbursed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with $300 million reserved for future BAH needs. The president suggested tariff revenue contributed to the funds. Television commentators reacted with both praise for the troop bonuses and skepticism about whether the checks will actually be delivered.
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