President Trump said an anonymous donor offered to pay for any budgetary shortfall for the U.S. military amid the ongoing government shutdown. “A friend of mine, a man that’s great. I’m not going to use his name unless he let’s me do it,” Trump said. “He called us the other day and he said ‘I’d like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I’d like to personally contribute any shortfall you have with the military. Because I love the military, and I love the country. Any shortfall. If there’s a shortfall, I’ll contribute it,'” Trump continued. Trump said the individual sent a check for $130 million. “He doesn’t really want the recognition,” Trump emphasized. Trump said it’s going to the military. Check it out: BREAKING: In an incredible gesture, President Trump reveals the anonymous billionaire who is paying the troops during the shutdown has OFFICIALLY sent a check for $130M. WOW! "Today he sent us a check for $130 million." REPORTER: Who? TRUMP: "He doesn't want the… pic.twitter.com/AeCmughszR — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 23, 2025 Reuters has more: The administration faces mounting pressure to ensure active-duty service members receive their paychecks despite the budget impasse. Trump previously signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to repurpose unused research funds to cover salaries. House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the military funding shift a temporary fix and warned that troops could soon miss their paychecks if Congress fails to pass a budget resolution. The U.S. federal government has been partially shut down since October 1 as lawmakers in Congress remain deadlocked over a new budget, with disputes over healthcare subsidies at the center of the impasse. Trump previously said a “very wealthy person” offered to cover any shortfall necessary to pay the troops. Footage below: WOW! Trump says a donor offered to COVER payroll for our troops if money could not be shifted for their paychecks, as Dems use troops as pawns What a PATRIOT. Bi-weekly payroll for troops is around $6.6 BILLION! It’d have to be someone like @elonmusk. Not just any… pic.twitter.com/i564uRAD8j — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 14, 2025 NewsNation noted: Annual payroll for the Pentagon totals about $236 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Earlier this month, Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use all of the Pentagon’s “available funds” to go toward paying military service members during the government shutdown. A department spokesperson told The Hill then that about $8 billion, including research funds, had been identified to use for mid-month paychecks.