The President of the United States, Donald Trump, vetoed the law with an annual defense budget of $ 741,000 million, approved by Congress, which could still rely on votes to overturn the president’s decision.
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In a message to the House of Representatives informing about the veto,
Trump claims to return 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 contains “provisions that do not respect our veterans and the history of our armed forces and contradict my administration’s efforts to put America 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 it, but could refer to the Pentagon’s instructions to change the name of those facilities to the names of Southern Confederate leaders in the civil war (1861-1865), which are considered racist symbols of the slavery legacy.
I oppose endless wars, as do the American public
Then, Trump rejected one by one the points he didn’t like about the rule. He said several provisions contradicted his administration’s foreign policy, and in particular “his efforts to bring troops home”: “I oppose endless wars, like the American public.”
In his opinion, “law is intended to restrict the 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 gives the president, who is the commander-in-chief of the United States, the executive power to decide where to deploy troops and how many to send to other countries.
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“Congress cannot claim this authority directly or indirectly, as provided in the spending restrictions,” he said. He also complained that the legislation restricts the presidential ability to maintain national security “by arbitrarily limiting the military construction fund that can be used to respond to a national emergency.”
“At a time when opponents have the means to directly attack the country, the president must be able to protect the American people without waiting for congressional approval,” he warned.
The US Congress has the power to avoid the presidential blockade.
Chip Somodevilla. AFP Archive – THE WEATHER
For the past 59 years, no US president has opposed the adoption of the defense budget, which GOP lawmakers have said is a patriotic duty.
The law was recently passed by the US Senate and the lower house, which it could overwrite Trump’s vote, because it expects to have two-thirds majorities to do so.
Trump, who is leaving for Florida this afternoon to spend the Christmas holidays, has been asking Republican lawmakers for several weeks to reject the bill because it includes provisions he opposes and because it did not contain some of his priorities, such as repeal Section 230.
This section is part of the Law of Decency in Communications and exempts social networks from responsibility for the content published by their users. The National Defense Authorization Act serves to financing Pentagon operations abroad, and included salary increases for soldiers, funds for new military equipment and to pay for the medical care of troops.
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