Clock ticking for Trump to veto defense bill

By Tony Bertuca / December 15, 2020 at 3:24 PM
President Trump has asserted several times he plans to veto the $740.5 billion defense authorization bill, which, according to the law, he must do by Dec. 23, positioning himself for a confrontation with Congress during the final weeks of his presidency. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany today reiterated Trump's plans to veto the bill over its inclusion of a provision to remove the names of Confederate leaders from U.S. military bases and because it does not repeal a law...

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