Sen. Reed: Trump's Threat to Veto National Defense Authorization Act Over Confederate Base Names is Irresponsible & Wrong
July 02, 2020
July 02, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement:
In a midnight tweet seeking once again to divide rather than unite Americans, President Trump vowed to prioritize keeping bases named after Confederate generals over the welfare of U.S. forces who are fighting to defend our nation.
President Trump explicitly threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 unless it drops a bipartisan provision esta . . .
In a midnight tweet seeking once again to divide rather than unite Americans, President Trump vowed to prioritize keeping bases named after Confederate generals over the welfare of U.S. forces who are fighting to defend our nation.
President Trump explicitly threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 unless it drops a bipartisan provision esta . . .