an overwhelming fear of being eaten by the masses.
atTheRiver200 on
or… is he buying a pardon?
thomasjmarlowe on
He’s not gullible- he’s rich. Rich people almost never line up against authoritarians
flying_skwirrel on
I think we should look at this another way. If he has enough money to pay 130 million to the military, why doesn’t he just pay more taxes? Seems like a simple solution.
bard329 on
Lets not forget to do the math here. $130m for 1.3m service members. Everyone gets $100. Which is also taxed for most of them.
Thanks for the 100 bucks, mr billionaire. It will surely take care of mortgages and groceries for these service members….
keyspc on
Wait, did Trump just sell out our military to Timothy Mellon who has a merger pending to become an even bigger railroad baron? gives them each a value of what $56.00
compuwiza1 on
He and all billionaires should take care of the military who rob, loot, kill, and destroy on their behalf.
SoccDoggy on
Ain’t nothing heroic about it.
formerly_gruntled on
Invested $130 million. Expecting a return.
srgonzo75 on
Here we go with the privatization of our government.
mud_sha_sha_shark on
Absolutely not a hero. This sets a dangerous precedent, it is unacceptable to have the wealthy deciding what gets paid for and what doesn’t. The DoD should tell him “Thanks but no thanks” and refuse the money.
The-Doggy-Daddy-5814 on
His $130 million “donation” is extremely illegal.
DrLaneDownUnder on
While that’s true, it still allows Trump to claim that he personally secured military salaries. That is super dangerous because they make the military more loyal to him than the U.S.
976chip on
>As of March 2025, the US military consisted of 2.86 million people worldwide.
So, like $45 per person?
logic_tater on
What the fuck?!? Wonder what kind of deal donnie shitpants made to this PRIVATE citizen?? This kind of con game quid pro quo is exactly why criminals shouldn’t be presidents.
New_Taste8874 on
Is he gay?
naththegrath10 on
Anyone who is hoarding their billions in wealth isn’t an “American hero” they are a fucking dragon. I don’t give a shit if every now and then they give a little away
135BkRdBl on
“A fool and his money are soon parted” – written by Dr. John Bridges, 1587.
MakingItElsewhere on
There’s a word for a privately funded military: Mercenaries.
I_am_Bob on
Same guys crying about paying taxes suddenly don’t have a problem giving money to the government.
wirerc on
Mellon Family has been financing Republicans to dismantle New Deal policies and save on taxes for decades. This is peanuts compared to how much they benefited from it.
snowbirdnerd on
So billionaires can afford to pay for government programs… Interesting. Maybe we should make this a yearly thing they are obligated to pay.
vickism61 on
“According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Trump administration’s 2025 budget requests about $600 billion in total military compensation. A $130 million donation would equal about **$100 a service member**.”
It’s a drop in the bucket compared to the tax breaks trump gave him…
shadowpawn on
future Ambassador to some country
ThatOldEngineerGuy on
I’m sorry. In the history of our country, the president has never been a charity case.
Now, despite the fact that I fully support helping out the mentally disabled, I don’t believe that is the reason for the donation.
This leads me to believe that there’s a quo that this quid may be pro.
Admirable_Tear_1438 on
He’s not being kind. He’s paying the US military to do his bidding.
Besides, $130M won’t get very far. Sounds like most of that cash is unlikely to “trickle down”.
OfBooo5 on
American Hero? F off
Evoluxman on
Lol
It’s just a “small” payment to keep the army in line
Witha rubber stamp congress, allied SCOTUS which may soon rule out in favor of gerrymanderred GOP maps, they all know very well the only threat comes from the US military
Nothing heroic about it. Roman emperors lived and died by their army’s loyalty. Which in turn was only guaranteed by who would pay them the most or at least at all.
mybotanyaccount on
He’s probably on the Epstein list
sanctimoniousmods_FU on
Not gullible. Complicit.
jcmatthews66 on
To bad Soro’s wasted all his money paying me to hold up a cardboard sign for No King’s
ZanderPip on
pretty decent fee to not have the gov publish that list……
andthatstotallyfine on
Can you imagine the favors this will buy him?
HauntingSentence6359 on
He’s hoping to buy safety when this abomination of an administration is kaput.
wdomeika on
Mighty white of him…
robaroo on
lol 130 million??? what’s that across our armed forces… like $5 each?
silsum on
He will get 10 times the amount back, just ask Nazi Musk.
Plcoomer on
Once again, Trump created a problem that he then solved and made a hero out of one of his friends
davechri on
Why just the military?
FreakshowMode on
If the Pentagon applies that $130 million across the entire active duty payroll, it’s tiny. Roughly one quarter of a day of pay (approx 0.24 days, or 5.8 hours worth of the biweekly payroll). In other words, it wouldn’t cover a single full pay period; instead it’s a short, symbolic bridge for a single pay cycle and no where near being a long-term fix so I expect, like everything else that comes from Trump, this is yet another diversion from the real story.
Based on example: DoD’s commonly quoted biweekly payroll is about $7.5 billion every two weeks → that’s roughly $535.7 million per day. $130M ÷ $535.7M is about 0.243 days or 5.8 hours.
Top_Standard_4369 on
Imagine that
Simplyspent on
Another silver spoon up his ass type that is destroying this country.
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In this administration, there’s no such thing as a donation. He’s paying up front for a Trump-supplied financial windfall later.
I’m totally sure there is no quid pro quo, right? Because with Trump there is NEVER any quid pro quo, right? 🙄
Edit: [Proof that with Trump, he wants nothing, he wants nothing, he wants no quid pro quo.]( https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1547422-trump-quid-pro-quo-note.jpg) It’s right there, in his own handwriting. He wrote “I want nothing” twice so we really know for totally sure he wants nothing.
an overwhelming fear of being eaten by the masses.
or… is he buying a pardon?
He’s not gullible- he’s rich. Rich people almost never line up against authoritarians
I think we should look at this another way. If he has enough money to pay 130 million to the military, why doesn’t he just pay more taxes? Seems like a simple solution.
Lets not forget to do the math here. $130m for 1.3m service members. Everyone gets $100. Which is also taxed for most of them.
Thanks for the 100 bucks, mr billionaire. It will surely take care of mortgages and groceries for these service members….
Wait, did Trump just sell out our military to Timothy Mellon who has a merger pending to become an even bigger railroad baron? gives them each a value of what $56.00
He and all billionaires should take care of the military who rob, loot, kill, and destroy on their behalf.
Ain’t nothing heroic about it.
Invested $130 million. Expecting a return.
Here we go with the privatization of our government.
Absolutely not a hero. This sets a dangerous precedent, it is unacceptable to have the wealthy deciding what gets paid for and what doesn’t. The DoD should tell him “Thanks but no thanks” and refuse the money.
His $130 million “donation” is extremely illegal.
While that’s true, it still allows Trump to claim that he personally secured military salaries. That is super dangerous because they make the military more loyal to him than the U.S.
>As of March 2025, the US military consisted of 2.86 million people worldwide.
So, like $45 per person?
What the fuck?!? Wonder what kind of deal donnie shitpants made to this PRIVATE citizen?? This kind of con game quid pro quo is exactly why criminals shouldn’t be presidents.
Is he gay?
Anyone who is hoarding their billions in wealth isn’t an “American hero” they are a fucking dragon. I don’t give a shit if every now and then they give a little away
“A fool and his money are soon parted” – written by Dr. John Bridges, 1587.
There’s a word for a privately funded military: Mercenaries.
Same guys crying about paying taxes suddenly don’t have a problem giving money to the government.
Mellon Family has been financing Republicans to dismantle New Deal policies and save on taxes for decades. This is peanuts compared to how much they benefited from it.
So billionaires can afford to pay for government programs… Interesting. Maybe we should make this a yearly thing they are obligated to pay.
“According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Trump administration’s 2025 budget requests about $600 billion in total military compensation. A $130 million donation would equal about **$100 a service member**.”
It’s a drop in the bucket compared to the tax breaks trump gave him…
future Ambassador to some country
I’m sorry. In the history of our country, the president has never been a charity case.
Now, despite the fact that I fully support helping out the mentally disabled, I don’t believe that is the reason for the donation.
This leads me to believe that there’s a quo that this quid may be pro.
He’s not being kind. He’s paying the US military to do his bidding.
Besides, $130M won’t get very far. Sounds like most of that cash is unlikely to “trickle down”.
American Hero? F off
Lol
It’s just a “small” payment to keep the army in line
Witha rubber stamp congress, allied SCOTUS which may soon rule out in favor of gerrymanderred GOP maps, they all know very well the only threat comes from the US military
Nothing heroic about it. Roman emperors lived and died by their army’s loyalty. Which in turn was only guaranteed by who would pay them the most or at least at all.
He’s probably on the Epstein list
Not gullible. Complicit.
To bad Soro’s wasted all his money paying me to hold up a cardboard sign for No King’s
pretty decent fee to not have the gov publish that list……
Can you imagine the favors this will buy him?
He’s hoping to buy safety when this abomination of an administration is kaput.
Mighty white of him…
lol 130 million??? what’s that across our armed forces… like $5 each?
He will get 10 times the amount back, just ask Nazi Musk.
Once again, Trump created a problem that he then solved and made a hero out of one of his friends
Why just the military?
If the Pentagon applies that $130 million across the entire active duty payroll, it’s tiny. Roughly one quarter of a day of pay (approx 0.24 days, or 5.8 hours worth of the biweekly payroll). In other words, it wouldn’t cover a single full pay period; instead it’s a short, symbolic bridge for a single pay cycle and no where near being a long-term fix so I expect, like everything else that comes from Trump, this is yet another diversion from the real story.
Based on example: DoD’s commonly quoted biweekly payroll is about $7.5 billion every two weeks → that’s roughly $535.7 million per day. $130M ÷ $535.7M is about 0.243 days or 5.8 hours.
Imagine that
Another silver spoon up his ass type that is destroying this country.