The president vetoed measures that were seen as largely non-controversial, with both easily passing the Senate before the Christmas holiday break. But in one case, the president made clear that the veto was related to opposition to his agenda.
The bill in question pertains to land use rights for a Native American tribe in South Florida. Specifically, the vetoed measure would incorporate the Miccosukee Tribe’s Osceola Camp residential village in Everglades National Park into the tribe’s legal Reserved Area of the park.
“Despite seeking funding and special treatment from the Federal Government, the Miccosukee Tribe has actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected,” Trump said in his veto message to Congress.
