The Senate failed to override Trump’s veto of resolutions to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia. This was the first of three votes to override the president's vetoes.
The Senate failed Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of resolutions to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
The Senate passed three resolutions in June after the Trump administration signaled it would circumvent Congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia. Seven Republicans voted for the first two resolutions blocking the sales — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Mike Lee of Utah, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Todd Young of Indiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Murkowski voted against the third resolution, while Lee did not vote.
Monday’s vote had a similar breakdown, with 45 senators voting in favor of the override. It was the Senate’s second time taking up a veto override related to the Trump administration’s policy toward Saudi Arabia. In May, the Senate failed to overcome Trump’s veto of a resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in the Saudi-backed war in Yemen.
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