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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Politico | Defense
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
19 December 2025 at 00:04

Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved

Politico | Defense

By: By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

19 December 2025 at 00:04

The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.

President Donald Trump watches a transfer of the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return on Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

President Donald Trump watches a transfer of the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return on Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.