Trump Pledges to Help Camp Lejeune Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Water — If Republicans Win the Midterms

President Donald Trump vowed to take care of veterans made sick by decades of water contamination at Camp Lejeune — if Republicans win the midterms.

Speaking Tuesday at a rally in Greenville, NC, Trump said his administration has paid out $1 billion to veterans made ill at the Marine Base by toxic water.

As many as a million military members, their families and civilian staffers who served at the Marine base from 1953 to 1987 are believed to have been exposed to contaminated water, with many dying while they waited for compensation under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which was passed in August 2022.

Trump announced his administration’s payments to the ill veterans before making his point about the 2026 midterm results:

We’re also fighting for our great veterans and taking care of those veterans who brought claims related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune. It’s been a big subject actually.

So tonight I’m pleased to announce that my administration has delivered $1 billion in cash settlements to these veterans and their families. Most of whom are based here.

In addition to $3.3 billion we’ve provided for the VA in less than two years, and if we win the House and the Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible and get it off the books and get it finished.

This has gone on for years. And we will go, all of these will go directly to the veterans and their families and we won’t, we don’t want to give any to the trial lawyers. We’ve given a lot of money to — no trial lawyers if you don’t mind.

I want, we want it to go to the families not to the lawyers, if you don’t mind. Let it go to the families. Ted, you agree with that? [Sen.] Ted Budd (R-NC) says yes that means it’s good with me.

So if we don’t win, there’s no money. If we do win, you’re getting it, and it’s going to be finally over with, that nightmare that’s been going on for so many years.

We will never abandon the heroes who served America, and that’s what that’s all about. And we achieved more in two years than any other presidency in the history of our country.

Watch above via C-SPAN.

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