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He’s the grandstander in chief!

President Trump Wednesday falsely told a bunch of military spouses that his administration was giving service members a pay raise for the “first time in 10 years,” according to the Military Times.

In reality, they get pay hikes every year, the outlet reported.

“Today I’m here to tell you that my administration is totally committed to every family that serves in the United States Armed Forces,” Trump said as he signed an executive order aimed at improving military spouses’ chances of landing government jobs.

“That is why, earlier this year, I was proud to sign that big pay raise that I’ve already spoken about. And I am proud of it. And I guess there will be others, too. Would you like one sooner, or do you want to wait another 10 years? I don’t know.”

The government has raised service members’ salaries by at least 1 percent per year for the last three decades, according to reports.

Trump was referring to the a 2.4-percent pay boost approved this year.

He crowed in March it was the largest raise in “more than 8 years.”

But 2.4 percent is also the federally required amount, and raises were smaller in previous years because Congress shifted the money for other priorities, Military Times reported.

The White House did not respond to the Web site’s requests for clarification.

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