Saudi Arms Sales to Counter Iran Aggression to Go Ahead After Senate Sustains Trump Veto

President Donald Trump waves to the press as he returns to the White House, Washington, U.S., after a weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 21, 2019. Reuters/Mike Theiler

President Donald Trump’s recent vetoes have held up after votes in the U.S. Senate on July 29 showed the Senate majority will now allow the administration to move forward with plans to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

A two-thirds majority in the 100-member Senate was needed to override the vetoes. But on July 29, votes tallied at 45-40, 45-39 and 46-41, siding with Trump’s vetoes.