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Trump: "This little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats" is preventing pay raises for all military
From CNN via Yahoo:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-celebrates-navy-amid-government-224711786.html
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Trump told a large crowd of sailors in Norfolk, Virginia, that service members will still be paid despite the government shutdown, which he blamed Democrats for creating.
“We will get our service members every last penny. Don’t worry about it,” Trump said to applause and cheers. The Defense Department informed active-duty and reserve military members in late September that they would not be paid after September 30 until Congress approves funding for the agency, according to a memo viewed by CNN.
He also announced support for “across-the-board pay raises for every sailor and service member in the United States Armed Forces,” before likening Democrats to a “gnat” above his and the Republican Party’s shoulders.
“But, we have to take care of this little gnat that’s on our shoulder called the Democrats,” he said. “They want to give all of our money to illegal aliens that pour into the country.”
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Trump told a large crowd of sailors in Norfolk, Virginia, that service members will still be paid despite the government shutdown, which he blamed Democrats for creating.
“We will get our service members every last penny. Don’t worry about it,” Trump said to applause and cheers. The Defense Department informed active-duty and reserve military members in late September that they would not be paid after September 30 until Congress approves funding for the agency, according to a memo viewed by CNN.
He also announced support for “across-the-board pay raises for every sailor and service member in the United States Armed Forces,” before likening Democrats to a “gnat” above his and the Republican Party’s shoulders.
“But, we have to take care of this little gnat that’s on our shoulder called the Democrats,” he said. “They want to give all of our money to illegal aliens that pour into the country.”
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I thought he stopped all that!! 
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