President Donald Trump announced that his administration will issue a $1,776 dividend check to approximately 1.45 million active-duty military members and service personnel.
According to the president, the payments will be funded entirely through revenue generated by U.S. tariffs, which his administration has argued are bringing in substantial income from foreign trade partners. Trump described the initiative as a way to directly return that revenue to Americans who serve the country. “This money is coming from tariffs —…