Trump Blasts ‘Weak and Tired’ Republican Leaders for Not Thwarting Effort To Override His Veto
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Republican leadership in Congress for not sustaining his veto of the $740 billion defense bill. In a tweet Tuesday morning, Trump wrote, “Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’…
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Republican leadership in Congress for not sustaining his veto of the $740 billion defense bill.
In a tweet Tuesday morning, Trump wrote, “Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.”
He continued, “Say goodbye to VITAL Section 230 termination, your National Monuments, Forts (names!) and Treasures (inserted by Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren), 5G, and our great soldiers being removed and brought home from foreign lands who do NOTHING for us.”
“A disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW! Senate should not approve NDAA until fixed!!!”
Last week, Trump vetoed the annual defense bill as he noted it did not include a provision to repeal a law giving legal protections to social media companies. Additionally, he opposed the bill due to a provision that would rename military installations named after Confederate leaders.
The House voted 322-87 on Monday to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The president’s aides reportedly expected Congress to override the veto as the bill was initially passed with more votes than were required to override the veto.