Trump Delivers Primetime Address, Announcing a $1,776 Warrior Dividend for Over 1.45 Million Troops
President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address to the nation on the evening of December 17 from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, reviewing his first 11 months in office and announcing a $1,776 warrior dividend for more than 1.45 million military service members before Christmas. The address was carried live in primetime on network television and ran under 20 minutes, with two Christmas trees and a portrait of George Washington behind him.
Trump opened by saying that 11 months ago he inherited a mess and was fixing it. He said his administration took immediate action on day one to stop the invasion at the southern border, that for the past seven months zero illegal aliens had been allowed into the country, and that the border had gone from the worst anywhere in the world to the strongest in the history of the country. He also said he had restored American strength, settled eight wars in 10 months, destroyed the Iran nuclear threat and ended the war in Gaza, bringing peace to the Middle East and securing the release of hostages.
On the economy, he said car prices rose 22 percent under the previous administration, and 30 percent or more in many states, while gasoline rose 30 to 50 percent, hotel rates rose 37 percent and airfares rose 31 percent, and that under his leadership they were all coming down fast. He said the price of a Thanksgiving turkey was down 33 percent from the year before and the price of eggs was down 82 percent since March. He said real wages plummeted by $3,000 under his predecessor, while under his administration the typical factory worker had seen a wage increase of $1,300, construction workers $1,800 and miners $3,300, with wages now rising much faster than inflation, and that he had secured a record-breaking $18 trillion of investment into the United States.
On the warrior dividend, he said that in honor of the nation's founding in 1776, more than 1,450,000 military service members would receive $1,776 each before Christmas, that the checks were already on the way, and that the money came from tariffs along with the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill. He also said that in the new year Americans would see the results of the largest tax cuts in American history, including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security, with many families saving between $11,000 and $20,000 a year and next spring projected to be the largest tax refund season of all time, and that he would soon announce the next chairman of the Federal Reserve as well as some of the most aggressive housing reform plans in American history.
Source: The White House
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