President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump return to Washington Thursday morning from Florida, the White House announced last night. A senior adviser to Trump told CBS News that the president was planning, first, to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Mar-a-Lago, his personal golf club in Palm Beach, and return to Washington on January 1. why the president backs up early.
The Senate is expected to vote Friday to overturn Trump to the National Defense Authorization Act, after the House voted to do so on Monday. If successful, it will be the first and last time Congress annulls Trump, the ninth. of his presidency.
The NDAA, which has broad bipartisan support, is a key defense spending bill that Congress votes annually and has been approved annually for decades. Trump vetoed the bill on December 23, complaining about the inclusion of a provision to create a commission to rename army bases in honor of Confederate officials, and arguing that the bill comes with a segment about the repeal of Section 230, a social media shield of responsibility.
The Senate wants 60 votes on Friday to end the debate and put in position a final vote requiring two-thirds of senators to vote to overturn the veto. Since the NDAA passed the Senate this month with 84 to thirteen votes, it is also very likely to clear up that hurdle.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell also rejected pressure for the Senate to pass an invoice that extends coronavirus emergency checks to Americans from $600 to $2000, a subsidized measure through Trump.
Trump’s return to Washington on Thursday comes just under a week before Congress meets to count the state’s election votes and reaffirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday has become the only senator dedicated to defying electoral votes. when lawmakers meet on January 6, joining several members of the Republican House who have pledged to do so.
“SIXIEME JANUARY, see you in Washington!” Trump tweeted Wednesday night and Trump’s demonstrations are expected to take a stand on January 6.