Democrats and 109 Republicans have Voted against President Trump with 322-87

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Democrats have delivered a powerful move to President Donald Trump. They gathered enough votes to overturn his veto of a military spending bill. The House of Representatives passed a measure to increase the size of the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. Democrats mustered the two-thirds majority required to overturn his earlier veto of an annual defense spending bill, worth $740 billion. Point to be noted that President Trump had vetoed the bill, which had bipartisan support on the grounds. It allowed for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders. Trump also said the bill did nothing to address the spread of misinformation on the internet; something he claimed was a threat to national security. But, critics said it was an example of the president simply trying to create chaos and difficulty.

On Monday, 109 Republicans sided with Democrats to vote against the president, delivering a 322-87 defeat for President Trump. The House voted against Trump while he was in Florida, where he spent at least part of the day on the golf course. The bill was known as the NDAA or the National Defense Authorization Act. It contains a 3% pay rise for US troops and authorizes more than $740bn in military programs and construction. President Trump had tweeted against the measure on Sunday night. He said it did nothing to scrap Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. It is a law that shields social media companies from legal liability for what third parties post to their sites.

The Washington Post also pointed out that President Trump has taken special objectives at the law as part of his vendetta against Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Trump also said in his veto message that the bill restricted his ability to conduct foreign policy, particularly his efforts to bring US troops home. The President was referring to provisions in the bill that impose conditions on his plan to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan and Germany. The measures require the Pentagon to submit reports certifying that the proposed withdrawals would not undermine US national security. Trump’s veto of the bill provoked swift condemnation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She called it an act of staggering recklessness that harms our troops, endangers our security, and undermines the will of the bipartisan Congress.