— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 21, 2015
President Obama is today expected to veto a defense bill he doesn’t like:
President Obama will issue a rare veto of a defense policy bill Thursday in a showdown with Congress over broader spending levels, the White House said.
The veto of the National Defense Authorization Act is an extraordinary use of one of the president’s most powerful executive tools. While the White House had problems with some of the bill’s provisions, Obama’s main objection is that the bill uses a budget gimmick to increase defense spending without increasing domestic spending first. The president wants Congress to lift the automatic budget caps known as sequestration included in a 2011 budget agreement.
Obama will not only veto the bill, but reportedly he’ll do it very publicly:
From tomorrow's White House schedule: President Obama will veto defense bill — as a photo-op. pic.twitter.com/s4zDMQnKiY
— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) October 21, 2015
Hold on just a second:
https://twitter.com/anne7076/status/657044203810267136
Obama has proven he’s willing to bend his own rule from time to time.
@gregorykorte Wow. What a reckless, indifferent-to-the-troops-he-"leads" C-in-C
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 21, 2015
Because he knows media will spin any veto as a victory. https://t.co/ZIqSKsj48i
— BT (@back_ttys) October 21, 2015
Disgraceful https://t.co/FtNwLzzifF
— Jonathan Godoy (@JonAndrewGodoy) October 22, 2015
@gregorykorte @POTUS You're using America's military for a fundraising photo op?? & you're vetoing a military funding bill?! Disgusting.
— lindsay garrison (@lindsay497) October 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/cam_mason/status/656972977397874688
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