WASHINGTON: The United States House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump Monday by rejecting his veto of a defense bill, setting the stage for the Senate to deliver the first override of the veto of his presidency.
The Democratic-controlled House voted 322-87 to override Trump’s veto on the $ 740.5 billion bill, with 109 members of the president’s own party siding with the Democrats.
A similar motion will go before the Republican-majority Senate, where it will also have to win the support of two-thirds to override the president’s veto.
The National Defense Authorization Law, which includes funding for military projects and a salary increase for troops, was approved this month by 335 votes to 78 in the House and 84 to 13 in the Senate.
But the president vetoed the NDAA because he did not repeal Section 230, a federal law that provides liability protection for Internet companies.
Trump also opposed a provision that would strip several US military bases of the names of generals who fought for the secessionist and pro-slavery South in the Civil War of 1861-65.
Including the defense bill, Trump has vetoed nine bills during his four years in the White House. Congress he has not previously gathered the votes necessary to override any of his vetoes.
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