[ad_1]
US-Soldaten in Ramstein (Deutschland). Der Kongress will beim von Trump forcierten Truppenabzug bremsen.
© dpa
Washington – Three weeks before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, the United States Congress overruled a veto over him for the first time with a two-thirds majority. 109 of 195 Republicans in the House of Representatives voted Monday night with Democrats in favor of the defense budget bill, which Trump rejects. The bill will be voted on in the Senate this week, where a two-thirds majority is also expected.
The budget law negotiated between the parties gets in the way of Trump’s policy on several occasions. It slows down the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Germany, which it has forced, and decrees the renaming of military facilities with the names of southern generals. In addition, the president had unsuccessfully demanded that the defense budget include stricter liability rules for social networks, which he feels censored.
The fact that Republicans voted against the president is seen as an indication of their declining influence in the party and the need for many conservative politicians in Congress to reposition themselves for the post-Trump era.
Most of them are also resisting Trump’s demand to increase crown aid in the form of cashiers checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000 per capita. Instead, they are repositioning themselves as advocates of an economic status for the dispute with the Biden administration. However, Democrats have accepted Trump’s demand.
Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden has accused the Trump administration of withholding information on national security in preparation for the change of power. This is irresponsible, then Biden. (floo)
