· 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. · a “warrior dividend” bonus check that president trump announced on wednesday would go to more than 1. 4 million active-duty service members by the end of the year is being funded by money. Troops stationed in qatar, trump promised a “substantial” pay raise in 2026 to help rebuild the military and reward the troops. · the trump administration will repurpose $2. 6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official. · the “warrior dividend” that president donald trump announced wednesday is not a christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president appeared to suggest during his televised address to the nation. · during a may speech to u. s.