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Trump vetoes defense budget: "Gift to Russia and China"
The US president said the $ 740 billion budget law is "unconstitutional" because it limits his ability to regain power and demands the removal of the names of generals from the Confederacy. However, Congress is expected to overcome its veto, given bipartisan support
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Thursday, 24 December 2020, 01:14
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Outgoing US President Donald Trump last night (Wednesday) vetoed the defense budget passed by Congress this month, but lawmakers are expected to overcome it next week.
Trump opposes $ 740 billion budget cuts that limit the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan and Europe and remove the names of Confederate leaders from military bases.
He also wants the budget to include a repeal of the law protecting social networks from defamation lawsuits.
Trump said in a statement that the sections of the law, which include 4,500 pages drafted over a year, are "a gift to China and Russia."
He said, "Unfortunately, this law does not include critical steps for national security, and includes clauses that do not respect our veterans and our military history, and contradicts my administration's efforts to put America at the center of foreign and security policy," he said.
The outgoing Republican president also claimed that the measures restricting the return of forces were "bad" and "unconstitutional".
The budget passed by a large majority in both houses, with a rare agreement between Republicans and Democrats.
To reverse the veto requires a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for the first time in Trump's term, Congress is expected to reverse its decision and the budget will be approved anyway.
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