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I'm not sure that's accurate at all. I agree that Trump isn't really to credit since he also pushed for another (earlier) surveillance bill but in this case it'
by mardifoufs 5y ago
I'm not sure that's accurate at all. I agree that Trump isn't really to credit since he also pushed for another (earlier) surveillance bill but in this case it's very clear that his veto was crucial to block an extension of the sections. Your article is from march 2020 and while it does mention the house dems/senate GOP agreeing on a new bill, the Trump's veto threat came in 2 months later.
>House Democrats scrapped a vote to reauthorize national security surveillance authorities that have been expired since March after Republicans revolted from the measure following tweets from President Donald Trump urging them to oppose it.
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>Pelosi charged at a news conference Thursday that Republican support for the bill "disappeared by a tweet -- the twinkle of a tweet."
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>Trump issued a veto threat over Twitter Wednesday after telling Republicans to vote against it, and he celebrated the bill's failure in the House on Thursday.
source: https://cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/27/politics/house-vote-fisa/index.html https://cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/27/politics/house-vote-fisa/inde...