11 Aug 2017 7:03 pm
And you always play the game stupid.Termin8tor » 11 Aug 2017 4:46 pm » wrote:You always play the game crooked.
Signing sanctions against Russia doesn't count because blah, blah, blah, blah.
Psychopath.
He did not want to sign the sanctions bill.
He was forced to because Congress had the votes to override his veto.
Maybe if you ever read something besides wingnut websites, you might know that.
President Trump reluctantly signed a Russian sanctions bill Wednesday, bending to the will of Congress as he slammed the legislation as “significantly flawed” and an affront to his executive powers.
The law punishes Russia, Iran and North Korea. But unsubstantiated accusations of Trump campaign collusion with Moscow loomed large because lawmakers, distrustful of the president’s relationship with the Kremlin, curtailed his ability to unilaterally lift the sanctions.
In a signing statement, Mr. Trump said the bill contained “clearly unconstitutional provisions,” and he chided lawmakers for hamstringing his executive authority.
He said it would “displace the President’s exclusive constitutional authority to recognize foreign governments.”
“While I favor tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior by Iran, North Korea and Russia, this legislation is significantly flawed,” he said in the message to Capitol Hill.
The check on his executive power raised doubts about whether Mr. Trump would sign the bill.
He was forced to put is name on it, however, when the legislation passed with veto-proof majorities in both Republican-run chambers of Congress.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... ions-bill/