The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a resolution that would end military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition waging war in Yemen, in a victory for the White House’s policy of continued backing for the kingdom.
A U.S. Senate vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a resolution that would end military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition waging war in Yemen. Background from March: https://t.co/YqjLmpgGlS
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 2, 2019
As voting continued, there were at least 42 “no” votes, guaranteeing that the measure would not garner the two-thirds majority needed in the 100-member chamber to override a veto.
I support Congress overriding Trump’s veto on the bipartisan Yemen War Powers Resolution. We must put people over politics, do what is right, and stop supporting this war. https://t.co/pzEWS1jtYg
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 25, 2019
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