President Donald Trump hailed the U.S. Navy during an event commemorating the Navy's 250th anniversary Oct. 5 at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, saying that America's enemies "tremble at the sight of a Navy ship" and that military members will receive a pay raise.

The celebration to "mark 250 years of MARITIME DOMINANCE in the United States of America!" as Trump described it in a Truth Social post, took place amid a government shutdown as military personnel work without pay and thousands of federal employees are furloughed.

At the event, Trump blamed the Democrats for the shutdown and promised "across-the-board" pay raises for service members.

"Despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our service members every last penny,” he said. "Don’t worry about it. It’s a

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