Trump vetoed the NDAA. His veto message is the usual inchoate and incoherent farrago of bullshit. The Defense budget specifically includes measures that are tough on China and limit the ability of Trump to pull troops out of Europe and South Korea, so the Liar in Chief says it's a gift to Russia and China.
He will likely also veto the Covid Stimulus Bill. It seems a foregone conclusion that the NDAA veto will be overridden. Will Congress suddenly develop a spine and override his veto on the Covid Stimulus? The hilarious wrinkle in that one is that Trump has complained about how SMALL the direct payments are. Pelosi will likely pass a stand-alone bill changing just the amount of the direct payments and the Republicans in the Senate will squirm. Apparently McConnell only budged on the Covid Relief bill because Loeffler and Perdue are getting hammered over it. Now he will have to defend not giving more money that Democrats AND Trump wants. Hilarious.
Given the increasing evidence that Trump is in full meltdown, it would be really swell if Trump's Cabinet invoked the 25th Amendment. Apparently, the House can wait 21 days before holding a hearing as to whether the President is non compos mentis. If they are not in session, it's 21 days after they return to session. In other words, we are about a week away from making Pence Acting President until Biden is sworn in.
If Republicans were patriots and not partisans, that would be the way to go. We of course, know what they will do instead.
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