On Friday, 23rd September 2016, President Barack Obama will veto a legislation that allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, thereby risking public outrage and the first congressional dominance of his presidency.
“We believe this is a bad bill,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. “It’s why the president’s going to veto it.”
The White House argues that the legislation would weaken sovereign immunity and potentially expose United State officials and service members to litigation. Consequently, Republican nominee Donald Trump painted Obama and his would-be successor Hillary Clinton as weak on terrorism.
On the other hand, the Republican-led Congress said it will try to deal Obama a significant political blow by overriding his veto because such overrides are rare and this one would show the White House is almost cripplingly weak as the president tries to tick off remaining legislative goals in the twilight of his presidency.
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