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WH to veto the spending bill. details later.
* If this is true I am not surprised. Trump is having a tantrum. I said this last week he may do this.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Imagine how much pressure he is feeling.
And laugh.
doc03
(35,143 posts)ret5hd
(20,433 posts)(i know, i know...i'll leave now)
leftieNanner
(14,997 posts)If he vetoes it - I hope both the House and the Senate override it in a flash and then head off for the Holidays.
OnDoutside
(19,906 posts)SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)Trump administration demanded Democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package
Dec. 20, 2019 at 2:22 p.m. PST
Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led to a government shutdown if House Democrats refused to drop language requiring prompt release of future military aid for Ukraine, according to five administration and congressional officials.
The language was ultimately left out of mammoth year-end spending legislation that passed the House and Senate this week ahead of a Saturday shutdown deadline. The White House said President Trump would sign the $1.4 trillion package before midnight.
The Ukraine provision was one of several items the White House drew a hard line on during negotiations to finalize the spending legislation, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the developments. It would have required the White House to swiftly release $250 million in defense money for Ukraine that was part of the spending package.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/12/20/trump-administration-demanded-democrats-strip-ukraine-aid-language-spending-package/
crickets
(25,896 posts)Leith
(7,802 posts)to close the government down again just before Christmas. It's his style.
bluestarone
(16,720 posts)The Ukraine to me! (putins orders)
VOX
(22,976 posts)Bet Vlads patience for 45 seconds is wearing thin.
Talitha
(6,476 posts)He might have told trump to impeach Pelosi.
"Now, comrades - watch my little puppet dance...."