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• TRUMP FINANCES CONGRESS SAUDI SERIES

The legislation emerged after frustration on Capitol Hill after the Trump administration decided to go forward with a multibillion-dollar weapons and equipment sale to the Gulf countries in May without the approval of Congress.

Trump also vetoed a bill that would have limited the sale of weapons to the United Arab Emirates, which has been an important coalition partner to Saudi Arabia in its ongoing military campaign in Yemen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Sen. The two measures vetoed by Trump aimed specifically at arms sales to Saudi Arabia were approved by the Senate last month with the support of seven Republicans, including Sen. Lawmakers in support of the bills have criticized the Saudis' actions in the Yemen conflict where thousands of civilians have died, and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Trump said the three resolutions would "weaken America's global competitiveness and damage the important relationship we share with our allies and partners."

TRUMP FINANCES CONGRESS SAUDI SERIES

President Trump has vetoed a series of measures approved by bipartisan lawmakers that were aimed at blocking the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. President Trump, shown here during a 2018 meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman where they discussed arms deals, has blocked an effort to stem the sale of weapons to the Gulf country.