The President of the United States, Donald Trump, vetoed the law with an annual defense budget of $ 741,000 million approved by Congress, which nevertheless received votes to overturn the president’s decision.
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In a message to the House of Representatives to declare his veto,
Trump claimed he was returning without passing the so-called National Defense Authorization Act for the 2021 fiscal yearbecause “unfortunately it does not include critical national security measures.”
In addition, it “includes provisions that do not respect our veterans and the history of our armed forces, and contradicts efforts by my administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy.
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It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia, ‘Trump said. The outgoing president did not specify it, but could refer to instructions given to the Pentagon to change the names of those facilities with names of leaders of the Southern Confederation in the Civil War (1861-1865), who are considered a racist symbol of the legacy. of slavery.
I am against endless wars like the American public
Then, one by one, Trump took off the points he didn’t like about the norm. He assured that several provisions contradict his administration’s foreign policy, and in particular his “attempts to bring the troops home”: “I am against endless wars, just like the American public.”
According to him “the law is intended to limit the president’s ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Germany and South Korea. This is not only bad policy, but also unconstitutional. ”
He recalled that the Magna Carta grants the President, who is the commander in chief of the United States, executive power to decide where troops are deployed and how much to send to other countries.
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“Congress cannot directly or indirectly claim this permission for itself, as envisaged by the spending restrictions,” he said. He also complained that the legislation limits the president’s ability to maintain national security “by arbitrarily limiting the amount of military construction resources that can be used to respond to a national emergency.”
“At a time when opponents have the means to attack the country directly, the president must be able to protect the American people without waiting for congressional approval,” he warned.
The United States Congress has the power to avoid the presidential blockade.
Chip Somodevilla. AFP – EL TIEMPO Archives
For the past 59 years, no US president has objected to passing the defense budget, something GOP lawmakers argue is a patriotic duty.
The law was recently passed by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, which they could ignore Trump’s voiceas they are expected to have a two-thirds majorities to do so.
Trump, who is leaving for Florida this afternoon to spend the Christmas vacation, has been asking Republican lawmakers for weeks to reject the bill to include provisions he opposes and not include some of his priorities, such as the repeal. of Section 230.
This section is part of the Communications Decency Law and exempts social networks from responsibility for the content published by their users. National Defense Authorization Law serves to financing Pentagon operations abroad, and included salary increases for soldiers, funds for new military equipment, and to pay for health care for the troops.
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