President Trump is expected to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Wednesday, sources tell Fox News, forcing the House and Senate to reconvene immediately following Christmas. MCCONNELL IMPLORES TRUMP NOT TO VETO DEFENSE BILL, PREPARES OVERRIDE EFFORTThe Senate will also need to achieve a two-thirds vote in favor of overriding the president. If successful this will be Congress’ first veto override during Trump’s presidency, as he prepares to leave office in less than one month. The defense bill was approved by Congress with strong bipartisan support, passing in the House 335-78, and in the Senate 84-13 – making it likely Congress could override the president’s veto. CLOCK TICKS CLOSER TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS BITTERLY DIVIDED SENATE PUNTS VOTE TO FRIDAY"I will Veto the Defense Bill, which will make China very unhappy.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2020 20:32 UTC