Trump Vetoes Measure Barring U.S. Role in Saudi-Led Yemen War

Resolution was rebuke of Trump’s handling of Khashoggi murder
Says measure tried to weaken his ‘constitutional authorities’

The remains of a school in Taez that was damaged in a Saudi-led coalition air strikes, March 2019.Photographer: AFP via Getty Images

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By Michael Shepard and Daniel Flatley

April 17, 2019 at 12:07 AM UTC

Updated on

April 17, 2019 at 1:18 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump vetoed on Tuesday a bipartisan measure passed by Congress earlier this month demanding that he withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the White House said in a statement.

“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,” Trump said in a message to lawmakers released by the White House.