Summary
President Donald Trump vetoed two bills nearly a year into his second term as President. The vetoed bills had bipartisan support in Congress and could potentially be overridden. One bill related to a water pipeline in Colorado, while the other was about a flooding project for a Native American tribe in Florida.
Key Facts
- President Trump vetoed two bills with bipartisan support in Congress.
- One bill aimed to reduce costs for a new water pipeline in Colorado.
- Representative Lauren Boebert, from Colorado, supported the pipeline bill.
- The second bill intended to help a Florida tribe with flooding issues.
- President Trump argued the Colorado bill would hurt federal repayments.
- Trump claimed unauthorized development happened on the tribe's land in Florida.
- Trump has had disputes with Colorado leaders about the imprisonment of Tina Peters.
