Republican and Democrat senators United to override the president's veto of a major defense bill.

The vote, passed by more than the required two thirds majority on, follows a similar bipartisan motion in the House of Representatives.

It's the first time Congress has overridden the Trump veto.

The move unlocks more than $700 billion worth of military spending on this vote, straight to D W correspondent Oliver Salad in Washington.

Welcome, Oliver.

What's the significance of Congress's move?

Well, it's certainly a humiliating blow, Phil, because simply it has never happened since Donald Trump took office.

That Senate and Congress over road such a veto off Donald Trump.

And it's in particular.

It's It's interesting and important because we have to remind our viewers that the Senate is held by the Republicans.

So the Republicans hold a majority in Senate, the party of Donald Trump, of course.

And we've seen some extremely partisan politics throughout Donald Trump's presidency.

If you just think back of the impeachment proceedings, where a lot of evidence was produced damaging evidence against Donald Trump, but the Republicans and Senate decided to back him to exonerate Donald Trump in the end.

So now we've seen a different motion here.

Um, the Senate approved off a defense budget that actually is now against Donald Trump's will.

That also challenges Donald Trump's plans, um, to pull out 12,000 off the currently 36,000 troops that are stationed in Germany.

Donald Trump wanted to pull those troops out off Germany on that plan is effectively put on halt.

No.

So another blow.

Um, that comes with this decision off Senate.

The big question is really now what does that mean for the Republican Party?

Um, what happens to the Republican Party?

And are we seeing the support that the Republican Party has given Donald Trump?

Are we seeing that crumble?

No.

Where does this put off before the upcoming run offs in the state of Georgia?

Well, the Ronald's in Georgia Phil are part off the election that took place on November 3rd and a Z.

You know, a part of the Senate seats were up for grabs in that presidential election as well, and there are two very decisive seats that are that are up for a runoff election here, in fact, and and those were needed to determine the majority in Senate and there were too close toe call.

And those seats are very crucial because they decide who controls the Senate in the next presidency.

In Joe Biden's presidency, the Democrats will have to win two seats that are up for grabs there in order to be able to have a powerful presidency.

So and also another hurdle is that it's a Republican stronghold, of course, in Georgia.

So a difficult task, difficult undertaking.

And Joe Biden needs that victory if he wants to undo certain Trump policies, be it migration or simply America's role in the world undoing Donald Trump's America first policy.

Eso It's all about the question.

Will Joe Biden be able to be a successful president, a powerful president?

Or will the Republicans in Senate be able to obstruct him by the time he takes office?

Okay, Oliver.

Thank you, Oliver Salus in Washington.

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