"This historic trend will continue. Already, I've secured a record-breaking $18 trillion of investment into the United States, which means jobs, wage increases, growth, factory openings and far greater national security. Much of this success has been accomplished by tariffs, my favorite word, tariffs, which for many decades have been used successfully by other countries against us, but not anymore. Companies know that if they build in America, there are no tariffs, and that's why they're coming home to the U.S.A. in record numbers."
"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. Nobody deserves it more than our military."
Claims present a record $18 trillion of investment into the United States and credit tariffs for driving reshoring, factory openings, job growth, and national security. Companies are said to be building in America because tariffs are being used to encourage domestic production. A "warrior dividend" is announced: $1,776 checks to approximately 1,450,000 military service members in honor of 1776, with checks described as already on the way. The recipient count was stated inconsistently, and the payments are explicitly linked to revenues attributed to tariffs and the just-passed bill. Record enlistment is also claimed alongside past recruitment struggles.
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