Reference News Network, October 13 - According to AFP, on October 11, President Trump stated that he had ordered the payment of military salaries next week, despite the current government shutdown, with many federal employees unable to receive their pay during the shutdown.

Trump said he had ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth "to use all available funds to ensure our military receives their pay on October 15," and he again blamed Democrats for the funding stalemate that has now entered its second week.

He wrote on his "Truth Social" website: "I will not allow Democrats to use a dangerous government shutdown as a means to extort our military and the entire national security."

With no signs of the government shutdown ending, both parties have blamed each other for the crisis, and Trump's post on October 11 was another "shot" in this political battle.

This deadlock means hundreds of thousands of government workers are forced to take unpaid leave, while those deemed essential and unable to take leave are forced to work without pay.

Approximately 1.3 million active-duty military personnel may be unable to receive their pay by the 15th — a situation that has never occurred in any government shutdown in modern U.S. history.

Before Trump announced ensuring military pay, the White House on October 10 stated it had begun large-scale layoffs of government workers, an attempt by the president to pressure Democrats. A union representing 800,000 government employees has asked a federal judge in San Francisco to issue an emergency ruling to stop the layoffs before a hearing on the legality of the dismissals on October 16.

The failure of Congress to pass a new spending bill before the September 30 deadline led to the suspension of non-essential government work, and since then, Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked Republican efforts to reopen federal agencies. (Translated by Xu Yanhong)

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