The President of the United States, Donald Trump, Vetoed the law with the $ 741 billion annual defense budget, passed by Congress, which could still count on votes to overturn the trustee’s decision.
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In a message to the House of Representatives informing of his veto,
Trump claimed to be returning without approval the so-called National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021, Because “unfortunately it does not include crucial national security measures.”
In addition, it encompasses “provisions that do not respect our veterans and the history of our Armed Forces, and contradicts efforts by my Administration to put the U.S. first in our national security and foreign policy actions.
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It’s a ‘gift’ for China and Russia, “Trump said. The outgoing president did not specify but could refer to the instructions given for the Pentagon to change the names of those facilities with the names of leaders of the Southern Confederation in the Civil War (1861-1865), which are considered a racist symbol of the legacy of slavery.
I oppose endless wars, like the American public
Trump then shelled out one by one the points he disliked about the norm. He said several provisions contradict his administration’s foreign policy, and in particular its “efforts to bring troops home”: “I oppose endless wars, like the American public.”
In his opinion, “law seeks to restrict president’s ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Germany and South Korea. This is not only a bad policy, but also unconstitutional. ”
He recalled that the Magna Carta grants to president, who is the Commander-in-Chief of EE. UU., Executive power to decide where to deploy troops and how many to send to other countries.
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“Congress cannot arrogate this authorization to itself directly or indirectly as intended in spending restrictions,” he said. He also complained that the legislation restricts the presidential capacity to preserve national security “by arbitrarily limiting the amount of funds for military constructions that can be used to respond to a national emergency.”
“At a time when adversaries have the means to directly attack the country, the president must be able to safeguard the American people without having to wait for Congressional authorization,” he warned.
The US Congress has the power to prevent the presidential blockade.
Chip Somodevilla. AFP – The TIME Archive
For the past 59 years, no US president. UU. He has opposed approving the defense budget, which Republican lawmakers have said is a patriotic duty.
The law was recently enacted by the lower house and the U.S. Senate, which they could overturn Trump’s vote, As they are expected to have two-thirds majorities to do so.
Trump, who is leaving for Florida this afternoon to spend the Christmas holidays, has spent weeks asking Republican lawmakers to reject the bill to include provisions he opposes and not contain some of his priorities, such as repealing of Section 230.
This section is part of the Communications Decency Act and exempts social media from liability for content posted by its users. National Defense Authorization Act serves to to finance the Pentagon’s operations abroad, And included salary increases for soldiers, funds for new military equipment, and to pay for the health care of troops.
EFE
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