Republican Rebellion in the US, Trump Vetoes Defense Authorization Act Nullification

Reapproval of the National Defense Authorization Act Following the Senate and House
Many Republican Lawmakers Dash Trump's Hopes

Mitch McConnell, Republican Senate Majority Leader, is arriving at the National Defense Authorization Act reconsideration session on the 1st.
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The veto exercised by U.S. President Donald Trump on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became null and void on the first day of the new year 2021.

According to U.S. media including The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the Senate held a plenary session on the afternoon of the 1st (local time) and conducted a reconsideration vote on the NDAA for fiscal year 2021, passing it with 81 votes in favor and 13 against.

Despite President Donald Trump's veto, the NDAA was reconsidered and passed with more than two-thirds support in the Senate on this day, following the House of Representatives on the 28th of last month. The NDAA was also reconsidered in the House with bipartisan support of 322 to 87.

The WSJ reported that there were significant defections even within the Republican Party, to which President Trump belongs. The Republican Party holds the majority in the Senate with 53 seats.

This Senate reconsideration of the NDAA attracted great attention as it highlighted the conflict between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of the Republican Party. Leader McConnell ultimately did not follow President Trump's wishes.

President Trump experienced the nullification of his first veto exercise less than a month before leaving office. Since the 36th President Lyndon Johnson, all U.S. presidents have experienced the nullification of a veto.

President Trump had exercised his veto claiming that this NDAA, which includes restrictions on reducing U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Afghanistan, was unconstitutional.

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