US lawmakers support defence bill with majority needed to override Trump's veto power

United States House of Representatives on Tuesday voted for National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with an overwhelming majority making it impossible for incumbent Donald Trump to use his veto power against it. members of lower house voted in favour of bill with 335 of 430 votes, way above minimum number of votes needed to override veto power of US President. What surprised many was that 40 of 196 Republicans in House also voted in favour of bill. 

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$740.5 billion Pentagon budget bill will w go to Senate for a vote, where it is also expected to pass. Earlier in day, Donald Trump h expressed  dissatisfaction with bill as he urged House Republicans to vote against it. Trump has several complaints with bill in its current form, which has been proposed after months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. 

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Why Trump wanted bill to lose vote? 

Donald Trump wanted a clause in bill for termination of Section 230, a law that grants immunity to social media firms from third-party content published on ir platforms. Trump alleges that law hampers national security of country and has rallied against it repeatedly. Trump is also against bill because it calls for renaming of US military bases named after Confederates generals, who fought for preserving institution of slavery during American Civil War.

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Trump also wants Republicans to vote against bill because it imposes a deline of at least 120 days on Pentagon before deciding to reduce American troops in Germany. Trump wants to reduce number of American troops stationed in European country, which his critics believe will threaten US' national security and weaken NATO but President argues it to be an unnecessary expenditure. 

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