WASHINGTON (Halbeeg News) – US President, Donald Trump has vetoed a bill passed by the Congress to end his country military assistance in the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen.
In a break with the president, Congress voted for the first time to invoke the War Powers Resolution to try and stop US involvement in a foreign conflict.
But Trump vetoed the measure on Wednesday with the Congress lacking the votes to override him.
“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” said President Trump in a statement.
House approval of the resolution came earlier this month on a 247-175 vote. The Senate vote last month was 54-46.
The United Arab Emirates has welcomed president Donald Trump veto.
“President Trump’s assertion of support to the Arab Coalition in Yemen is a positive signal,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Twitter early on Wednesday.
The US has provided the aerial refuelling of jets, surveillance, targeting and intelligence information to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in their campaign against the Houthi rebels who unseated the Saudi-backed government in Yemen since 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed in fighting between Saudi led coalition, and Iranian backed Houthi Rebels.
UN-led efforts to end the war did not succeed.
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