Trump Is Stiffing the National Guard Soldiers He Sent to L.A. As usual, Trump is refusing to foot the bill. The thousands of National Guardsmen President Trump sent to Los Angeles in an authoritarian power play are working for free. More than a dozen guardsmen told Military.com that they remain unpaid, as they have yet to receive official activation orders. Receiving such orders would allow them to receive pay, Tricare health benefits, and Department of Veterans Affairs eligibility. Without them, the troops dispatched aren’t getting anything. (The New Republic)
No surprises here, and if you are a bit shocked it is time to get all of your head out of your ass. Once again, the big spender is all talk, all huff and puff, but when the responsibility of his actions is to be accounted for, he is AWOL.
The one thing he can be counted on to never be accountable!