Trump directs Hegseth to pay troops during ongoing government shutdown standoff as he rails against Schumer

President Donald Trump railed against Democrats over the ongoing governing body shutdown Saturday and explained he is directing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to make sure military utility members get paid next week Chuck Schumer in recent times announced Every day gets better during their Radical Left Shutdown Trump wrote on Truth Social I DISAGREE If nothing is done because of Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democrats our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October th He stated he had directed Hegseth to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October th We have identified funds to do this and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military and the entire Protection of our Nation HOSTAGE with their dangerous Authorities Shutdown he added The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE REGIME and then we can work together to address Healthcare and numerous other things that they want to destroy Thank you for your attention to this matter JOHNSON RAISES STAKES ON SCHUMER AS AUTHORITIES SHUTDOWN BARRELS INTO WEEK The leadership shut down on Oct after Democrats and Republicans failed to pass a spending bill to fund the cabinet with Democrats concerned that expiring Affordable Care Act tax cuts could raise premiums and that Medicaid cuts could leave people without coverage Trump on Monday blamed Democratic lawmakers for the shutdown saying he d be happy to work with the Democrats on their failed healthcare policies once the regime reopens Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States leadership right in the midst of one of the the majority productive economies including a record stock arena that our country has ever had Trump wrote on Truth Social This has sadly affected so plenty of programs services and other elements of society that Americans rely on and it should not have happened I am happy to work with the Democrats on their failed healthcare policies or anything else but first they must allow our authorities to re-open he added TRUMP SAYS AUTHORITIES SHUTDOWN LAYOFFS ARE 'UP TO' DEMS AS STANDOFF CONTINUESSchumer not long ago advised Punchbowl News Every day gets better for us regarding the Democrats shutdown strategy He added It s because we ve thought about this long in advance and we knew that healthcare care would be the focal point on Sept and we prepared for it Their whole theory was threaten us bamboozle us and we would submit in a day or two Republicans have blamed Schumer for the shutdown saying it was meant to appease the Democratic Party s progressive wing particularly in his home state as Zohran Mamdani maintains the lead in New York City's mayoral race and buzz swirls regarding Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y is potentially challenging Schumer in the next primary She has not formally declared a Senate bid Chuck Schumer just announced the quiet part out loud Democrats are gleefully inflicting pain on the American people over their push to give illegal aliens free vitality care White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson stated in a announcement provided exclusively to Fox News Digital CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSchumer of late shared with Fox News Digital remarks he made on the Senate floor Every day that Republicans refuse to negotiate to end this shutdown the worse it gets for Americans and the clearer it becomes who s fighting for them Each day our occurrence to fix healthcare and end this shutdown gets better and better stronger and stronger because families are opening their letters showing how high their premiums will climb if Republicans get their way They re seeing why this fight matters it s about protecting their healthcare their bank accounts and their futures