Bloomberg: The Trump administration “supports” the current version of a bill to sanction Russia for its actions during the 2016 elections that could soon land on President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature, the White House press secretary said.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments came after Republican and Democratic leaders in the House reached a tentative deal to move ahead this week on a measure that, among other things, would prevent the president from acting unilaterally to remove sanctions on Russia.
“The original piece of legislation was poorly written but we were able to work with the House and Senate. And the administration is happy with the ability to do that and make those changes that were necessary,” Sanders said on ABC’s “This Week.” “We support where the legislation is now.”
Still, Sanders, appointed to her post on Friday after the resignation of Sean Spicer, stopping short of confirming that Trump will sign the bill as written, and Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that “I don’t know the answer to whether the president will sign it.”
If the president were to veto the bill, “we will override his veto,” Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on “Fox News Sunday.” |
