Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181227:16:46:00
I got you a big one. >> cnn's barbara starr is joining me from the pentagon. when it comes to military pay raises, what are the facts? >> you know, kate, i think the troops were happy enough to see the commander in chief at the holiday season, so it's a little mysterious still why he keeps feeling he has to state this that is not true. maybe he likes the applause. but the fact is it's just not true. in fact, u.s. military personnel have been getting pay raises fairly steadily for more than 30 years. congress, republican congress, plays a role in all of this. we have a graphic to show you of th...