US President Donald Trump 'considering' veto of huge spending bill

US President Donald Trump has thrown the massive spending bill into doubt, saying he is "considering" a veto of the $1.3tn plan over concerns about young "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money.

US President Donald Trump 'considering' veto of huge spending bill

US President Donald Trump has thrown the massive spending bill into doubt, saying he is "considering" a veto of the $1.3tn plan over concerns about young "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money.

Hours before funding for the government expires, Mr Trump said on Twitter that he was weighing up a veto "based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded".

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