U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed a joint resolution of Congress that sought to terminate his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico.
Trump declared the emergency to circumvent Congress and take money already designated for other programs to pay for the U.S.-Mexico border wall he promised to build during his 2016 campaign.
Last month, the Democratic-led House passed the joint resolution by 236-174, as 11 Republicans and one independent joined Democrats to vote in favor.
The Republican-led Senate had approved the measure days earlier, by 54-41. Eleven of the Senate’s 53 Republicans joined Democrats favoring the resolution.
“The situation on our southern border remains a national emergency, and our armed forces are still needed to help confront it,” Trump said in his veto message.
Trump used the very first veto of his presidency in March to strike down a similar measure that had cleared the House and Senate. Congress was unable to muster the two-thirds majorities in both chambers to override that veto and is not expected to do so this time
Related posts:
Trump vetoes congress resolution to end US assistance in Yemen war
Trump weighs declaring emergency over U.S- Mexican border wall
Trump urges Mexican President to end Public defiance on border wall
Trump’s border wall promise sees first tangible signs
US govt shuts down, as Trump, Senate clash on border wall funding
Trump vows to wait as long as it takes to shut down U.S- Mexico border wall
Trump’s border wall:New York threatens to challenge President’s decision
16 states sue President Trump’s administration in showdown over border wall funds
