Trump the Con Man strikes again

[Radiorum]

We can use this thread to record the ways in which Trump cons the American people. 

Here's one of his latest cons (I guess done to attempt to bribe service members and aggrandize himself):

In his "address to the nation" he announced that all military service members will receive a "warrior's dividend" of $1776 - (and he said "the cheques are on the way" even though "no-one knew about until 30 minutes ago") -And he announced that these dividends will be paid for with tariff money.

No. That's a lie. They are being paid for with housing allowance money already approved by Congress:

President Donald Trump’s “Warrior Dividend” bonus for service members, which he suggested would be funded by tariff revenue, is actually a one-time basic allowance for housing stipend already approved by Congress, according to a senior administration official.

The $1,776 bonus payment Trump announced while addressing the nation Wednesday night will be paid using funds Congress appropriated to the Defense Department in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was passed into law in July, to supplement the basic allowance for housing.

Congress appropriated $2.9 billion to supplement the basic allowance for housing, and the Pentagon will disburse $2.6 billion of that funding as a one-time payment to roughly 1.28 million active-duty service members and 174,000 Reserve Component members.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2025/12/trumps-warrior-dividend-for-troops-is-housing-money-approved-by-congress/

[User]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

No. That's a lie. They are being paid for with housing allowance money already approved by Congress:

No, you are the liar. You are here, posting these political hack links. 

Here is what he actually said:

"Because of tariffs, along with the just passed One Big, Beautiful Bill"

These dividends were, in fact, paid for from a part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, so that is no lie. 

[Deluge]

If it's anti-Trump, it's welcome here. 

-- Radiectum

Edited December 19, 2025 by Deluge

[Legato]

Hickory Dickory Dock, the Mouse ran up the Clock. ♫

also you said "no-one knew about until 30 minutes ago" when it was known about in July.

Contradictory statements within your own post and yet you accuse Trump of lying.

We all know Trump lies but do try harder to post something factual and not twisted hearsay.

[User]

7 minutes ago, Legato said:

We all know Trump lies but do try harder to post something factual and not twisted hearsay.

I don't get. There is a laundry list of things to actually criticize Trump for, but they always have to create some kind of lie to attack him with. 

 

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Legato said:

Hickory Dickory Dock, the Mouse ran up the Clock. ♫

also you said "no-one knew about until 30 minutes ago" when it was known about in July.

Contradictory statements within your own post and yet you accuse Trump of lying.

We all know Trump lies but do try harder to post something factual and not twisted hearsay.

What was "known about in July" is NOT what Trump said this week.

Trump LIED when he took SOLE credit for checks and misrepresented  the purpose.

Here is ANOTHER CON:

[User]

6 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Trump LIED when he took SOLE credit for checks and misrepresented  the purpose.

No, he said it explicitly twice that this was part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which it was. 

YOU are the sad pathetic liar here. 

[Legato]

5 minutes ago, robosmith said:

What was "known about in July" is NOT what Trump said this week.

Trump LIED when he took SOLE credit for checks and misrepresented  the purpose.

Here is ANOTHER CON:

If you read the bottom a TDS pill bottle it says "Please Open the Other End"

[User]

8 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Here is ANOTHER CON:

No, this is you being a lazy spambot copying whatever you see without verifying it first. Care to actually cite the law this does for us? ROFL

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Legato said:

If you read the bottom a TDS pill bottle it says "Please Open the Other End"

You're the expert on Trump Deification Syndrome.

Otherwise you wouldn't know what the bottle says. LMAO

[User]

5 minutes ago, robosmith said:

You're the expert on Trump Deification Syndrome.

Otherwise you wouldn't know what the bottle says. LMAO

Hey coward, why are you still hiding from me? 

Oh, I know, because you post BS and can't respond to being called out. 

[Radiorum]

3 hours ago, User said:

Here is what he actually said:

"Because of tariffs, along with the just passed One Big, Beautiful Bill"

These dividends were, in fact, paid for from a part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, so that is no lie. 

No, Trump was misleading and not at all forthcoming. here is the entire quote - Trump's words:

Because of tariffs, along with the just passed One Big, Beautiful Bill, tonight I am also proud to announce that more than 1,000, 450,000, think of this, 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special, we call warrior dividend before Christmas, a warrior dividend. In honor of our nation's founding in 1776, we are sending every soldier $1,776. Think of that. And the checks are already on the way. Nobody understood that one until about 30 minutes ago. We made a lot more money than anybody thought because of tariffs, and the bill helped us along. 

 

In the first place, none of the money to pay for the warrior dividend are coming from tariffs. Why did he mention them, not once but twice? In the second place, he referenced the Big Beautiful Bill without any meaning attached to it. It was a throw away mention that wouldn't mean anything to anyone listening. 

The truth is that the dividend is to be paid by money already allocated by Congress for house allowances. But you wouldn't know that based on Trump's quote.

And - if you can't see the con here, then you are easily conned.

[Radiorum]

3 hours ago, Legato said:

also you said "no-one knew about until 30 minutes ago" when it was known about in July.

I never said it, Trump did. From the transcript  - Trump's words - 

Because of tariffs, along with the just passed One Big, Beautiful Bill, tonight I am also proud to announce that more than 1,000, 450,000, think of this, 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special, we call warrior dividend before Christmas, a warrior dividend. In honor of our nation's founding in 1776, we are sending every soldier $1,776. Think of that. And the checks are already on the way. Nobody understood that one until about 30 minutes ago. We made a lot more money than anybody thought because of tariffs, and the bill helped us along. 

 

 

[Legato]

9 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

I never said it, Trump did. From the transcript  - Trump's words - 

Because of tariffs, along with the just passed One Big, Beautiful Bill, tonight I am also proud to announce that more than 1,000, 450,000, think of this, 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special, we call warrior dividend before Christmas, a warrior dividend. In honor of our nation's founding in 1776, we are sending every soldier $1,776. Think of that. And the checks are already on the way. Nobody understood that one until about 30 minutes ago. We made a lot more money than anybody thought because of tariffs, and the bill helped us along. 

 

 

WTH???? I was conversing with robo...

[Radiorum]

1 minute ago, Legato said:

WTH???? I was conversing with robo...

Your post wasn't addressed to anyone. And anyway, I gave you an answer

[User]

12 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

No, Trump was misleading and not at all forthcoming. here is the entire quote - Trump's words:

He literally said, On Big Beautiful Bill, and I gave you that quote. You were the one who didn't even provide the quote to begin with to imply he said something he did not. 

Now you give me more of the quote... so what?

He said it was the One Big Beautiful Bill, several times. That is where the funding came from. 

[Deluge]

This thread is a sanctuary for TDS sufferers and MAGA haters. 

-- robowoke

[Legato]

7 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Your post wasn't addressed to anyone. And anyway, I gave you an answer

You hijacked a conversation train with nonsense and an incorrect answer.

Well done.

[herbie]

The cult rises again no you're the liar....

After another 20 minute demented rant blaming his every current failure on past Democrats they'll still hug their Trumpy Bears and buy whatever other con he comes up with next.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me 1,364,765 times. shame on Joe Biden and the Democrats....

[User]

40 minutes ago, herbie said:

The cult rises again no you're the liar....

After another 20 minute demented rant blaming his every current failure on past Democrats they'll still hug their Trumpy Bears and buy whatever other con he comes up with next.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me 1,364,765 times. shame on Joe Biden and the Democrats....

Notice how you are not actually responding to what was said, instead you lie and create a strawman of "no you're the liar" to argue against instead. 

Run away little man, run away. 

[eyeball]

5 hours ago, User said:

These dividends were, in fact, paid for from a part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, so that is no lie. 

So when can Americans expect their tariff dividends and will the military service members get that on top of their warrior dividend?

[User]

7 minutes ago, eyeball said:

So when can Americans expect their tariff dividends and will the military service members get that on top of their warrior dividend?

What did Trump say in this speech about Tariff dividends? Why are you changing the subject?

where did Trump say something about two dividends for the military in this speech? 

[CdnFox]

9 hours ago, Radiorum said:

We can use this thread to record the ways in which Trump cons the American people. 

Here's one of his latest cons (I guess done to attempt to bribe service members and aggrandize himself):

In his "address to the nation" he announced that all military service members will receive a "warrior's dividend" of $1776 - (and he said "the cheques are on the way" even though "no-one knew about until 30 minutes ago") -And he announced that these dividends will be paid for with tariff money.

No. That's a lie. They are being paid for with housing allowance money already approved by Congress:

President Donald Trump’s “Warrior Dividend” bonus for service members, which he suggested would be funded by tariff revenue, is actually a one-time basic allowance for housing stipend already approved by Congress, according to a senior administration official.

The $1,776 bonus payment Trump announced while addressing the nation Wednesday night will be paid using funds Congress appropriated to the Defense Department in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was passed into law in July, to supplement the basic allowance for housing.

Congress appropriated $2.9 billion to supplement the basic allowance for housing, and the Pentagon will disburse $2.6 billion of that funding as a one-time payment to roughly 1.28 million active-duty service members and 174,000 Reserve Component members.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2025/12/trumps-warrior-dividend-for-troops-is-housing-money-approved-by-congress/

So I guess carney offering the servicemen a bonus and increased pay must be a con job too right?

 

So you're about to condemn him for doing the same thing right?  Radiorum? Right? You're about to condemn him right? Hello?

[Radiorum]

4 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

So I guess carney offering the servicemen a bonus and increased pay must be a con job too right?

 

So you're about to condemn him for doing the same thing right?  Radiorum? Right? You're about to condemn him right? Hello?

You missed the point

[CdnFox]

2 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

You missed the point

One of us did. I don't think it's me. I'm consistent.

Carney passed the budget bill. One big beautiful budget bill you might say   

And from that he is going to pay raises and bonuses to military personnel

You have characterized this Behavior as being a con job. So I expect you to condemn him for it.

You're not being hypocritical are you?