Defense Mechanism

“Trump has vowed to veto the bill unless lawmakers impose limits on social media companies he claims were biased against him during the election. Trump has also said he wants Congress to strip out a provision of the bill that allows renaming of military bases that now honor Confederate leaders.” Both the House and Senate ignored those demands and sent Trump what looks to be a veto-proof defense bill.

+ Meanwhile, there’s still no stimulus bill. One of the key holdups is Mitch McConnell’s demand for liability shields for companies to prevent employees or customers from suing in cases where coronavirus rules were disregarded.