Trump threatens defense bill veto over Big Tech
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (December 1) he will veto a major annual defense bill unless Congress repeals a federal law protecting internet companies like Facebook and Google.
Otherwise known as Section 230, that law protects the tech giants from being held liable for user-posted content.
Trump's threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is his latest attack on Big Tech companies over unproven allegations that they stifle conservative voices.
But congressional aides have expressed doubt that Trump will actually reject the legislation.
The sweeping $740 billion NDAA decides the annual policy and budget for the Department of Defense.
It's been passed every year for nearly six decades, one of the few major pieces of legislation seen as a "must-pass."
It governs everything from pay raises for the troops to aircraft purchases, as well as how to best compete with rivals like Russia and China.
Earlier this year, the Democrat-led House and Republican-controlled Senate passed different versions of the bill.
It is currently in conference, where lawmakers come up with a compromise final version.
