Daily Mail: Trump tweets that he will veto Defense Act despite overwhelming support in Congress because the 'biggest winner' would be ChinaTHE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA!. I WILL VETO!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2020
* Donald Trump said Sunday in a Twitter post that he will go through will vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act
* 'THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA!. I WILL VETO!'
* The vow comes after it passed the Senate 84-13 – a veto-proof majority
* Trump threatened leading up to the vote that he would veto if Congress didn't make changes he demanded
* He wanted the bill to repeal legal liability protections for big tech and
* Also wanted Congress to remove a provision creating a commission on renaming military bases names after Confederate figures
Donald Trump said Sunday that he will go through with vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act even though the annual budget has overwhelming support among Republican in Congress.
'THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA!. I WILL VETO!' Trump asserted in a tweet Sunday morning posted in all caps.
The president's stubbornness on this particular bill will most surely set him up for his first veto override just a few weeks before his term ends after the Republican-led Senate voted 84-13 for the budget on Friday – a veto-proof majority.
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