News is just breaking that Trump is actually considering a veto of the omnibus spending bill that the House and Senate passed yesterday.
President Trump says considering a veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill: tweet pic.twitter.com/yQ944I1C5s
— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) March 23, 2018
I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2018
So not because the bill is a big spender. Got it.
Actually in some ways I don’t blame Trump for wanting his wall fully funded. It was a promise he made and Republicans said it would happen. But it’s been over a year and nothing. Now here’s a big spending bill, and Republicans only gave enough funding for 33 miles or so.
But on the flip side, he should really be considering a veto because this bill has no fiscal restraint. But I think we all knew he wouldn’t care about that.
What’s interesting about this is that as of last night, the Senate was done until April. I’m not sure if any of them have gone home yet, but they might have to turn right around and come back if Trump vetoes it.