WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto legislation to fund the military as one of his final acts in office unless a widely supported, bipartisan provision to rename military bases honoring Confederate military leaders is removed, according to White House, defense and congressional sources.
Since the Nov. 3 election, Trump has privately told Republican lawmakers that he won't back down from his position during the campaign that he would veto the annual National Defense Authorization Act if it includes an amendment to rename the bases.
A senior administration official confirmed Trump's conversations with Republicans and his veto threat.
"He's said that," the official said.
Trump's stance has put in doubt legislation that had been agreed to by Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate. It has sent members of Trump's party scrambling to find a path for the defense bill, which outlines military policy and funding, and put them on a collision course with Democrats.
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WNU Editor: Clearly President Trump does not want his signature on the bill to make this name change happen. But this will happen anyway in the next administration.
I'm good with it. And so are a large percentage of Real Americans.
ReplyDeleteWhy are good with it? It ain't going to stop there and you know it. The same people complaining about these names are the same people toppling statues to Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists, while strangely leaving the statue to Lenin in Seattle alone.
ReplyDeleteYou can't wait to sit through your next class of critical race theory or be sheep dipped in whatever comes down the pike next. Any time spent in the class room on touchy feely stuff is time you don't have to figure out why EMALS is not working.