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User ID: 78247060 United States 01/01/2021 03:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Defying Trump, U.S. Senate overrides defense bill veto WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday overrode his veto for the first time in his nearly four years in office, pushing through a bill on defense spending against his strong objections 20 days before he leaves office. Meeting in a rare New Year's Day session, the Senate voted 81-13 to achieve the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto with bipartisan support two days before a new Congress will be sworn in on Sunday. Eight previous vetoes have been upheld. Republican lawmakers have largely stood by the president during his turbulent White House term. Since losing his re-election bid in November, Trump has lashed out at them for not fully backing his unsupported claims of voting fraud, rejecting his demand for bigger COVID-19 relief checks and for moving toward the veto override. [ link to www.wenatcheeworld.com (secure)] God comes First |
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User ID: 78247060 United States 01/01/2021 03:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Defying Trump, U.S. Senate overrides defense bill veto Trump said he vetoed the defense policy bill, which has passed every year since 1961, because he objected to liability protections for social media companies unrelated to national security and did not want to rename military bases that are currently named for generals who fought for the pro-slavery Confederacy during the Civil War. God comes First |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79096761 United States 01/01/2021 03:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Defying Trump, U.S. Senate overrides defense bill veto China is NOT happy.
They were planning on most civilians at the DOD, and many senior staff people, being "off" during the Presidential transition time ... which would make it easier for them to make a move, if they decided to, during that critical 36 hour window. |
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User ID: 79376277 United States 01/01/2021 04:57 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Defying Trump, U.S. Senate overrides defense bill veto The Swamp strikes again.
Giving money to other countries but not the American people. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79559500 United States 01/01/2021 05:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Defying Trump, U.S. Senate overrides defense bill veto |