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So if the sanctions are applied, which is still doubtful, it will be blamed on Congress and not Trump. From what I believe, the sanctions can only be veto proof if 67% in both houses vote for it, so Trump can still veto any sanctions.
Right. For as long as we have too many Republicans without a spine, ethics, and dignity, the orange crook can do as he pleases.
Not exactly.
The vote to override a veto is a separate vote. So, even if 100% of both houses vote for a bill, that doesn’t mean it’s “veto proof”. It’s possible that if trumpkov vetoed the bill, there wouldn’t be sufficient republicans with the moral fortitude to stand up to trumpkov and vote to override the veto.
So Rubio was talking through his ass?
I believe Rubio said there were 72 cosponsors so far in the Senate. If they hold their votes it would easily override a veto. I expect about the same percent of support in the House.
Did Rubio actually say “veto-proof”? I see that on “Face the Nation”, Margaret Brennan said (in a question) that Lindsey Graham had a “veto-proof majority” on a bill to put sanctions on Russia. Rubio didn’t repeat the term.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-face-the-nation-transcript-5-18-2025/
I think it’s less likely that those in the Senate would fold on a vote to override than those in the House.
While initial votes on a bill can be an indicator, I think that overall, it’s impossible to say something is “veto-proof” when one is dealing with spineless jellyfish.
Rubio told Lavrov that if Congress votes on these sanctions, nothing can stop them from being applied.
Exactly. That infers a veto-proof majority. Poopin and Laughrov continue to believe the US presidents are in effect, autocrats. They have never understood democracies.
Which confirms what I said.
Proving my point – the House just failed to override two of trumpkov’s vetoes of bipartisan bills, both of which had initially passed the House and Senate unanimously.
As Sir Bill Browder always says : putler has no reverse gear. From day 1 of his quarter century nazi dictatorship, he has simply escalated and escalated. Negotiations are pointless.
He will be pushed back only by crushing sanctions; including on his shithole friends India and China, an enormous influx of modern weaponry for Ukraine and a total trade, diplomatic and travel embargo.
Offering concessions to this fiend is pointless.