Trump vetoes defense bill that has BIW benefits, setting up possible override vote
The president has called for the bill to include limits on social media companies he claims are biased against him – and to strip out language that allows for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders.
By Times Record staff and wire reports
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The USS Daniel Inouye coasted down the Kennebec River this month on its way to at-sea trials. The defense policy bill vetoed by President Trump on Wednesday approves two new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, one of which will be built at Bath Iron Works. Kathleen O'Brien / The Times Record