Trump Vetoes Defense Spending Bill
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Trump Vetoes Defense-Spending Bill: ‘A Gift to China and Russia’President Donald Trump has vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) because it fails to remove Section 230—the liability shield that protects social media companies, among other reasons.
“Unfortunately, the Act fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military’s history, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions,” he said in a Dec. 23 statement. “It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia.”
The NDAA, the president said, fails to...
From the Left
Trump vetoes $740 billion defense legislationPresident Trump vetoed the defense spending bill Wednesday, after previously tweeting threats to do just that. Wednesday marked the deadline to veto the National Defense Authorization Act before it became law.
The president left the White House for his Christmas getaway at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Trump, who insists he is one of the most pro-military presidents in history, pledged to veto the legislation when it did not include the nixing of Section 230, a provision protecting internet companies from being liable for what third parties post...
From the Center
Trump Vetoes Broadly Supported Defense Bill As He Battles Congress On Multiple FrontsPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to veto the annual defense spending bill, which was passed by Congress with broad bipartisan support, as he clashes with lawmakers – and Senate GOP leadership in particular – on a stimulus bill and the election. The National Defense Authorization Act passed both chambers of Congress by wide margins (335-78 in the House, 84-13 in the Senate). In his veto letter, Trump railed against lawmakers’ refusal to accede to his demands to attach a measure to the NDAA repealing Section...
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