"It took almost a full year, perhaps unsurprising at a time when Congress is getting almost nothing accomplished despite a Republican trifecta, but Donald Trump has issued the first pair of Presidential vetoes of his second term. What issues, you might wonder, motivated a President typically more interested in dropping bombs on mainland Venezuela or dreaming up new, impractical classes of navy warship, to take notice of what little work Congress is actually doing?"
"Would you believe that "denying clean water to his own supporters in Colorado," and "denying native Americans a small area of land in the Florida Everglades" were the subjects that apparently prompted him to take action? Oh, and by the way: Both bills had more or less unanimously passed through both halls of Congress with exceedingly rare bipartisan support. Which is all to say:"
The President issued his first pair of vetoes of the second term nearly a year into the session, targeting bills about Colorado water access and a small area of Everglades land for Native Americans. Both measures had passed both chambers with near-unanimous bipartisan support. The vetoes combine personal retribution and authority flexing, selecting low-consequence items that are unlikely to inspire broad dissent. The actions create a potential override showdown that requires two-thirds majorities in each chamber and could serve as a barometer for how willing Republican members are to break with the President.
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