What's another $2.5 billion? I'm honestly surprised politicians haven't figured out this one neat trick that helps them get reelected: print money and give it to your constituents.
"Tonight, I am ... proud to announce that ... 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special, we call, 'Warrior Dividend' before Christmas," Trump said during a White House speech to the nation. "In honor of our nation's founding in 1776, we are sending every [service member] $1,776."And service members will not wait long to see that dividend, the president said."The checks are already on the way," he said. "Nobody deserves it more than our military, and I say, 'congratulations' to everybody."
Here's a video of Trump making the announcement:
As a side note, I wonder if this is what became of the "tariff dividend" (#1278221)