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Donald Trump (Photo: REUTERS / Erin Scott / File Photo)
Trump said he would return the document to Congress without a signature and called him «a gift to Russia and China ”in its present form.
The budget also included new sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream gas pipelines. It was planned to allocate 250 million dollars to strengthen the defense capacity of Ukraine.
According to the President of the United States, the document «contradicts the administration’s efforts to secure America’s leading role in the field of national security and foreign policy. ”Trump also said the budget bill «it contains points that offend our veterans and military background ”, and criticized him for the lack of a clause on strengthening control over social networks.
CNBC writes that Congressmen are likely to overturn Trump’s veto.
Previously, the United States House of Representatives and Senate supported the adoption of the defense budget in the amount of $ 740 billion.
