Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 12, 2019 US President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement about 5G network deployment in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC. – President Donald Trump on April 16, 2019 vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such move of his presidency. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such move of his presidency.

“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Trump said in a statement.

He also claimed that US support was needed to “protect the safety of the more than 80,000 Americans who reside in certain coalition countries that have been subject to Huthi attacks from Yemen,” referring to the Iran-aligned forces in the country.