But we're also, Maria, doing some pretty non conventional things, as President Trump often does, to ensure that our troops are able to get paid. We are confident we've identified the legal pathways in order to [ensure that our troops are able to get paid]. do this. But it's really important for the President of the United States, even though Schumer shut down the government, that he doesn't want our troops to suffer because of it. (07:38–07:43)
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Asserts confidence in legal pathways to ensure troops are paid during the shutdown.
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