Trump concerned about NDAA's Russia, Korea and JSTARS provisions

By Tony Bertuca / August 14, 2018 at 2:50 PM
President Trump says he has "constitutional concerns" with dozens of provisions in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, including those addressing U.S.-Russian military cooperation, continued stationing of American troops on the Korean Peninsula and the management of several weapon systems. According to a presidential signing statement released Monday, Trump reserves the right to disregard provisions that "purport to restrict the president's authority to control the personnel and materiel the president believes to be necessary or advisable for the...

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