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Trump Vetoes Bill To End U.S. Support For Saudis In Yemen War
The bill passed with bipartisan support in the House and Senate.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-veto-yemen-saudi-bill_n_5cb667ace4b082aab08de6a4
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution to end U.S. support of Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen, which has been blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the region.
“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Trump said in a statement accompanying his veto.
The Senate passed the resolution by a slim majority in March, and the House did the same earlier this month. It was a rare use of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which gives Congress the power to remove military forces from a conflict for which there’s been no formal declaration of war.
Here it is. Trump was handed the chance to for once do something that would improve the US's standing in the world but flubbed it. Trinkets and royal treatment from House Saud are more important to him, I guess.
I wonder if any of Trump's supporters will show up here to defend him. I wonder what they could possibly say?
The bill passed with bipartisan support in the House and Senate.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-veto-yemen-saudi-bill_n_5cb667ace4b082aab08de6a4
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution to end U.S. support of Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen, which has been blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the region.
“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Trump said in a statement accompanying his veto.
The Senate passed the resolution by a slim majority in March, and the House did the same earlier this month. It was a rare use of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which gives Congress the power to remove military forces from a conflict for which there’s been no formal declaration of war.
Here it is. Trump was handed the chance to for once do something that would improve the US's standing in the world but flubbed it. Trinkets and royal treatment from House Saud are more important to him, I guess.
I wonder if any of Trump's supporters will show up here to defend him. I wonder what they could possibly say?
