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(CNN) – The Senate voted Friday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the broad defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, giving the president a bipartisan rebuke in his final days in office.
Trump’s veto forced Republicans to decide whether to challenge the president in support of legislation establishing the country’s defense policy. However, the legislation was originally approved by both the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities and the House voted Monday to override the veto. The final vote was 81-13, well above the required two-thirds majority.
Trump’s veto
Trump had threatened to veto the defense bill, which includes wage increases for American soldiers and equipment upgrades, because it does not include a repeal of Section 230, a law that protects internet companies from being liable for what they do. they or third parties publish on their websites.
The bill also includes provisions to limit the amount of money Trump can move through his border wall and require the Army to rename bases that were named after Confederate figures.
Trump has said he opposes any effort by the U.S. Army to rename the nearly a dozen major bases and facilities named after Confederate military commanders, and raised that issue in his veto message in addition to his complaints about Section 230.
“I have been clear in my opposition to politically motivated attempts like this to erase history and dishonor the immense progress our country has fought for in realizing our founding principles,” the message read.
A showdown in the Senate over stimulus controls led to an extended deadline for the final override vote after independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated Monday night that he would delay a quick vote unless Majority Leader Senate Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, will present a vote on stimulus checks for $ 2,000 in plenary. That vote never took place and the Senate voted Friday afternoon to end the debate on overriding the veto.
