The bill would have increased the salaries of US soldiers and would have raised $740 billion for military programs and construction
US President Trump, for the first time, exercised his privilege to veto a colossal $740 billion defence bill. “It is a ‘gift’ to China and Russia,” Trump said, without citing specific details.
The bill would have increased the salaries of US soldiers and would have raised $740 billion for military programs and construction.
Earlier this month, the National Defense Authorization Act passed both houses of Congress by veto-proof margins, meaning that any veto by Trump would likely be overridden.
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