U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (23) vetoed the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021, as he had previously forecast, at a cost of about US$740 billion (about HK$5.77 trillion).
In a statement after vetoing the bill, Trump said the NDAA for 2021 was a “gift to the Chinese Communist Party and Russia” because it did not include important national security measures, but contained provisions that disrespected U.S. veterans and military history, and contradicted his commitment to putting America first in national security and foreign policy during his presidency.
In his statement, Trump cited several reasons for vetoing the NDAA, including the bill’s requirement to rename military bases; failure to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Regulatory Act, which exempts Internet companies from liability for user speech; restrictions on the president’s use of military construction funds to respond to national emergencies; restrictions on the president’s withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Germany and South Korea; and slowing the rollout of 5G networks across the United States.
According to the U.S. Constitution, if the president uses his veto to return a bill, the House and Senate will have to pass the bill by an absolute majority of more than two-thirds in order to override the presidential veto.
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