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Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote
Read full article: Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote... Our men and women who volunteer to wear the uniform shouldnโt be denied what they need โ ever.โLong before issuing the veto, Trump offered a series of rationales for rejecting it. Without going into detail, he has claimed the biggest winner from the defense bill would be China. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called Trump's veto โunconscionableโ and said he would โlook forward to overridingโ it. In advance of the veto, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said the bill would help deter Chinese aggression. McConnell said it was important for Congress to continue its nearly six-decade-long streak of passing the defense policy bill.