Tariffs...what to make of them.

[Red Mosquito]

Robbing from Peter to pay Peter?

‘Always a con artist’: Here’s how Trump is paying for $1,776 checks to U.S. troops

Defense One first reported that the funding for those checks actually comes from reconciliation funds that were approved by Congress to subsidize housing allowances for service members.

www.nj.com

Definitely isn’t a move to regain some favor from his base who is still pissed off about the Epsetin files.

 

[Bike N Gear]

Definitely isn’t a move to regain some favor from his base who is still pissed off about the Epsetin files.

His base will never know about this. I'm sure they're not saying this on Foxnews.

 

[SmooveP]

His base will never know about this. I'm sure they're not saying this on Foxnews.

I did find an article about it on Foxnews.com. It's buried waaay down on the page. Even they admit that tariffs are not paying for this and the money's coming out of a previously allocated pot of money for military housing assistance. Trump straight up said tariffs are paying for it.

 

[scott62]

Over 100 pages of the files are completely blacked out…. Guessing those are the trump pages. The law that was passed said only the victims names were to be blacked out….

 

[thegock]

 

[MMuller]

Just wanted to share our family Christmas card and wish all of you that have participated in this interesting and somewhat entertaining (in a scary way) thread this year the happiest of holidays from the Muller family! And we really mean each and every word. Who knows what the new year may hold for us all.

 

[thegock]

 

[John the Plumber]

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Thats great.

 

[UtahJoe]

Hey were getting new boats!

 

[thegock]

Hey were getting new boats!
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Maybe we should name one the USS Kirk?

#2soon?