The US President Donald Trump criticized the Senate decision, which voted for the defense budget for the 2021st fiscal year, thus overcoming his veto imposed on the document. He wrote about this in Twitter .
The American leader drew attention to the fact that senators missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230 of the Communications Ethics Act, which grants unlimited powers to the largest technology companies. In particular, it protects them from legal action for posting, deleting or otherwise moderating User Content. “Nothing!” – Trump emphasized.
Also, the head of state condemned the Senate for not adopting a bill to increase regular direct payments to citizens as part of measures to stimulate the national economy in a pandemic from 600 to 2 thousand dollars. According to the owner of the White House, people devastated by the coronavirus are in desperate need of this money. “It is dishonest and unwise!” – he appreciated.
Earlier, more than two thirds of the members of the upper house voted for the adoption of the budget . Prior to this, the House of Representatives of the Congress voted for the document, overcoming the president’s veto.
Among other things, the defense budget provides for sanctions against Russia due to the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream gas pipeline projects. On December 23, Trump vetoed a document passed by Congress in October. He noted that China would benefit the most from the adoption of the resolution. The US President also pointed out that the document does not include critical measures necessary to ensure national security.