Bernie is holding up a trump veto override vote to take credit for a bill Kamala originally introduced while Biden is preparing his COVID response plan https://twitter.com/nepswirldabeard/status/1343991517543731201
Oh and one of the things Trump objects to in the bill is that it renames bases that are named after confederate soldiers. He also objects to limits in the bill on how much money he can move around for his wall https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/politics/veto-override-vote-ndaa-congress/index.html
House votes to override Trump's veto of defense bill

The House of Representatives on Monday voted to override President Donald Trump's veto of the sweeping defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/politics/veto-override-vote-ndaa-congress/index.html
But what he’s really mad about is that democrats won’t agree to repeal a law that protects tech companies to remove posts they deem offensive since he thinks they’re biased against conservatives https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/941019533/trump-vows-to-veto-defense-bill-unless-shield-for-big-tech-is-scrapped
Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill Unless Shield For Big Tech Is Scrapped

The president wants Congress to repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a provision that provides legal protection for tech companies.

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/941019533/trump-vows-to-veto-defense-bill-unless-shield-for-big-tech-is-scrapped
Not to mention that trump wants these issues linked even though they’re totally unrelated. Bernie is helping him https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/why-trump-is-tying-section-230-to-stimulus-checks-defense-bill.html
Trump is trying to link stimulus checks, defense spending to a contentious tech protection – what...

Trump has tied repealing Section 230 to the passage of a crucial defense bill and the prospect of approving an increase in coronavirus relief checks to $2,000.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/why-trump-is-tying-section-230-to-stimulus-checks-defense-bill.html
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