Trump Wins Veto Fight With Senate to Allow Arms Sales to Saudis
- Senate effort to override veto is short of two-thirds majority
- Congress sought to punish Saudis for murder of Khashoggi
President Donald Trump
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The Senate lost a bid to override President Donald Trump’s veto and block arms sales to Saudi Arabia to punish the kingdom for the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
The votes Monday demonstrate the limits of Congress’ ability to act as a check on the president’s policies, even on foreign policy issues where some Republicans oppose the president’s position. Only a handful of GOP senators joined Democrats in voting to override the vetoes. None of the three resolutions got more than 46 votes -- far short of the two-thirds majority needed.