Trump Announces $1,776 Checks For US Military In National Address

The US President said in a televised address, adding that the specific amount was in honour of the year the US was founded.

By Channels Television

Updated December 18, 2025

US President Donald Trump participates in a video call with military service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 27, 2025, during the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP

President Donald Trump said Thursday that 1,450,000 United States military servicemembers will soon each receive bonus checks for $1,776, paid for with revenues raised from tariffs.

“Think of this: 1,450,000 military servicemembers will receive a special, we call ‘Warrior Dividend’ before Christmas,” Trump said in a televised address, adding that the specific amount was in honour of the year the US was founded.

AFP