House Democrats Gave President Trump 'Everything That He Wanted' On The $738 Billion Defense Bill

The U.S. Capitol Building is lit at sunset in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Business Insider: House Democrats gave Trump 'everything he wanted' on a $738 billion defense bill while on the brink of impeaching him

  * Progressives in the House are furious that most of their Democratic colleagues voted in favor of a $738 defense bill that excluded provisions aimed at ending US involvement in the Yemen conflict and limiting President Donald Trump's war powers.
  * The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a 377 to 48 vote on Wednesday, with 188 Democrats voting in favor and just 41 voting "nay."
  * "The NDAA is a capitulation to the White House's priorities," Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna told Insider on Thursday, adding that it essentially gave Trump "everything he wanted."
  * The legislation passed as Trump is on the verge of being impeached, in part over allegations he abused power by freezing military aid to Ukraine as part of a scheme to aid his 2020 reelection campaign.

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a $738 billion defense bill that funds the US-Mexico border wall, the Space Force, and continued US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, handing President Donald Trump a big win as Democrats are simultaneously on the brink of impeaching him.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a 377 to 48 vote. Different versions of the NDAA passed in the House and Senate earlier this year, and after months of deliberation the House Armed Services Committee unveiled a compromise package on Monday night. The NDAA now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate, where it's expected to pass next week.

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WNU Editor: The Democrats gave President Trump everything that he wanted in his defense bill. They approved the new U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal thereby giving President Trump a huge victory on trade. If the Democrat leadership believed that President Trump was going to be defeated next year, they would be giving him nothing right now. So why are they giving him everything that he wants?