Trump Vows Again to Veto Defense Spending Bill Unless Big Tech’s Legal Shield Scrapped

Trump Vows Again to Veto Defense Spending Bill Unless Big Tech’s Legal Shield Scrapped
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving in Washington on Nov. 26, 2020. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed that he would veto the annual national defense spending bill unless it terminates the legal shield that protects “Big Tech” platforms from liability over content posted by users is terminated.

“I hope House Republicans will vote against the very weak National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which I will VETO,” Trump wrote on Twitter about the bill, which sets the budget and policy priorities for the Defense Department.