Trump's 'Warrior Dividends' To Come From A Military Fund To Supplement Rents

Barchart·12/19/2025 12:08:16

Bonus checks for U.S. military service members announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday night will come from a pool of money used to supplement troops' housing income. Funds appropriated by Congress to supplement monthly housing costs will be used to pay the $2.6B bill for the $1,776 checks Trump promised for every active-duty service member in a televised speech.   The money is part of $2.9B in additional Defense Department funding passed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the expansive tax and policy package signed by the president on July 4, that was earmarked to supplement the military’s basic allowance for housing entitlement, a monthly stipend members of...