House Votes To Override Trump’s Veto Of Defense Bill

The Hill reports:

More than two-thirds of the House voted Monday to override President Trump’s veto of a must-pass defense policy bill, the first successful override vote of Trump’s presidency.

The vote is ongoing, but a sufficient number of lawmakers have voted to send the action to the Senate, which also needs to muster two-thirds support in order for Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to be overridden.

The NDAA passed both chambers of Congress earlier this month with large bipartisan majorities, but it was unclear exactly how many Republicans would buck the president when it came to the override vote.

#BREAKING: House overrides Trump veto of defense bill, the first successful override vote of Trump’s presidency https://t.co/usqkiDPNqQ pic.twitter.com/6lblRPx3lY

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