Trump Handed Defeat as Congress Overrides His Defense Bill Veto
Source: Bloomberg
Congress handed Donald Trump a major defeat in the waning days of his presidency, as the Republican-led Senate voted to override his veto of a $740.5 billion defense policy bill. Its the first time one of Trumps vetoes has been surmounted.
The vote was 81 to 12 with voting continuing, easily exceeding the two-thirds threshold needed to override a veto, with support coming from both Republicans and Democrats as it did earlier in the House. The massive annual defense authorization measure now will become law.
Trump had sought to intimidate GOP senators into voting to sustain his veto, unleashing a bitter attack on fellow Republicans as the chamber prepared to begin the override process.
Weak and tired Republican leadership will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass, Trump tweeted Dec. 29. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW! he added.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-01/senate-moves-closer-to-handing-trump-first-veto-override
Arne
(1,968 posts)Oh, and get out of town sir.
machoneman
(3,952 posts)brooklynite
(93,873 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)The Trump Crime Syndicate must list all persons involved in as well as funding sources for the hundreds of LLC's.
Maeve
(42,224 posts)And we'll get right on that "better leaders" thing!
Crowman2009
(2,478 posts)Especially since to all the GOPers, the MIC is guaranteed money.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)the U.S. rich clown.s don't like this drumpf's money machine took a royal dump !!!! an they owe it to loony donny !!! don' think he is on the most positive of them right now !!!
bluescribbler
(2,105 posts)We'll get better leaders in 19 days.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)to be seen. But we know that one good thing it has in store for us is the end of fascist leadership in the White House, the end of the Trump reign of terror.
Next on our agenda is ending the corrupt hold of R's in Congress. Let's do this and make 2021 a doubly good year.
Dem2theMax
(9,595 posts)I'm counting down the days.
maddogesq
(1,245 posts)I am finding great joy knowing that base name changes will finally happen despite the objections of the Orange Menace. I hope this sticks in his craw as well as his redneck base.
It's time once and for all to stop honoring traitors.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)Were dems just bluffing??
have anything to do with the defense bill.
Eugene
(61,595 posts)first by blocking unanimous consent, then by filibuster. He was only able to delay the defense bill.
https://www.vox.com/2020/12/29/22204468/bernie-sanders-2000-stimulus-checks
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/28/bernie-sanders-filibuster-delay-defense-veto-override-451697
Akoto
(4,261 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)Should be banners and yard signs to counter the flags, poles, and hate messaging.
djacq
(1,633 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,546 posts)I was hoping he would suffer this disgrace, & he has.
Cha
(295,929 posts)Why did trump think the bill was "bad" ?
ETA.. never mind.. I see that ASSFACE didn't like the NO Money Laundering part of the bill
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)I believe he was in the habit of signing just about everything they gave him.
So yay! He refused to sign this and they told him to stuff it.
Skeptical Thomas
(82 posts)"Please don't make me do the pee thing again!"