What did Donald Trump claim about the military on 8 Sep 2020?
Donald Trump, President of the United States and Republican presidential candidate ·
We have the newest, finest military we've ever had, and gave our great warriors their largest pay raises in many, many decades.
Not the largest in decades. The 3.1 percent raise in 2020 was smaller than the raises of 3.5 percent in 2008, 3.9 percent in 2009 and 3.4 percent in 2010.
The Defense Department's list of military basic pay raises shows 3.1 percent on Jan. 1, 2020, smaller than the raises of 3.5 percent in 2008, 3.9 percent in 2009 and 3.4 percent in 2010 (Department of Defense, Military Compensation, Annual Pay Adjustment).
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- 'Make America Great Again' campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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