US Senate overrides Trump's defence bill veto

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The US Congress today dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a sweeping defence bill - the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency.

The US Congress today dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a sweeping defence bill - the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency.

The United States has seen a spike in number of daily Covid-19 fatalities since Thanksgiving with 78,000 lives lost in December. Both houses of Congress had easily passed the legislation in early December by strong majorities, but President Trump, citing a litany of objections, vetoed it on 23 December.

New members will be sworn in on Sunday, just 17 days before Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated to succeed Donald Trump.He called it a "gift" to China and Russia and said it restricted his ability to lower troop numbers in Afghanistan, South Korea and elsewhere. President Trump had bristled at language to rename military installations that currently honour leaders of the breakaway Civil War-era Confederacy.

 

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Pity Trump couldn’t get another 4 years, he has done a good job despite the daily vitriol thrown at him from the nasty media and lying Democrats.

Why have you not reported the racist attacks on Irish people in Dublin by the black thugs running riot in the streets? Also the head of RTE needs to resign for the nye insult to the Catholic/Christian majority population of Ireland. boycott RTE

Here's undeniable proof of the election fraud RTE.. I know and many others know that you are using this fake pandemic to try and cover this up..

Day 2 ...and the corrupt scum at rte have still not reported on the black racists in dublin...today they posted a video practically putting a hit out on the guard who shot the scumbag ....but rte scum would prefer to report on poor feckers having a pint in their shed

The old neocons up their old tricks again.

realDonaldTrump 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Congress or the senate? Either way they have just Sealed their faiths

I dont see how this is humiliating, at this stage he is just going through the motions of being president. he gone in less than a month

Trump needs to be kicked out now !! 🇺🇸🔔🔚😂😂😂

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