US Senate overrides Trump's veto of defense bill | DW News

Days before the Georgia runoff election, the Republican-controlled US Senate has voted to override President Donald Trump's veto of a major defense bill with just weeks before he leaves office. It's the first time Congress has rejected a Trump veto. The vote unlocks more than 700-billion dollars-worth of military spending.
This year's holiday season was cut short for US Senators as the body convened for a rare New Year's Day session. While a final push to pass a coronavirus-aid bill fell through, senators voted to override President Trump's veto of a sweeping defense bill.
President Trump opposed the bill because it includes provisions allowing military bases named after confederate military commanders to be renamed. He also objected to the bill because it calls for the withdrawal of US troops from Germany to be reconsidered.
In a rare show of bi-partisan unity the US senate delivered the president a stinging rebuke, just weeks before he's due to leave office. 81 Republican and Democrat votes were far more than the two-thirds majority needed to override the presidential veto.
In response, Trump turned to Twitter saying the Senate had missed an opportunity. He said not passing the coronavirus aid bill was unfair and not smart.

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[hizzlemobizzle]

One thing congress can always agree on and that's dumping huge amounts of money into the hands of defence contractors even when millions of Americans are starving and homeless.

[klompb]

Yay for military spending, nay for health care. Isn't America great!?

[contentedbuddha]

When it’s about the military, the Americans don’t do jokes.

And Donald Trump is now nothing more than a joke.

[DanA-nluo]

Trillions of dollars for the military industrial complex, trillions of dollars for wallstreet, $600 for working class Americans who are $5000 behind on rent and facing eviction during a global pandemic without any health insurance. That shows you the priorities of the GOP.

[cash_eye]

Now they decide to stand up to him SERIOUSLY he only has a few days left they should have STOOD UP to him AGES ago we had to PUT UP with HIM for 4 YEARS

[kingjava]

The American people need $2000 now and cut the Defense Budget in half to save the life of the poor and homeless people.

[ossie]

The military industrial complex owns Congress, of course they passed the bill.

[revolutionarycomrade]

Yeah it would be cool if it was something to help people rather than just The MIC

[dysspart]

All Americans must rename themselves as MIC That way, they will get blank checks from Congress no question asked.

[akraen]

There is one political party in the USA: the Military Industrial Complex

[jstone]

Hey U.S. Senate.What took you so long?
You finally grew a spine when it was all but over
.

[Interglacial_optimist]

Trump's vision for America was 2020

Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create Good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men create hard times.

[charmainehopkins]

About time someone stood up to his deplorable deeds.

[David-pytj]

so the government will pass a defence bill on grounds its passed 59 times before... ok that's crazy talk

[pakde]

There's no cheese for rich Republicans with stimulus checks for citizens. Gotta get that defense industry cheese

[briankin]

Good, put Trump in his place, on his way out

[jonathantatler]

Love it, two months ago any republican was defending tRump.
Now most don't recognise the name 😃

[tonyluseno]

Dude its happening..ur really on ur way out.

[willammulhearn]

Help make the world a better place, Can all RINO'S
Fair and honest elections Will always be a thing of the past, If Pence won't do what's right !

[JayJay]

What’s so special about an override? Obama had plenty of these and I don’t remember them being reported in such a negative way when it was Obama...?