* Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi are preparing to move a crucial defense bill to a vote in their respective chambers
* It would not contain a provision to repeal certain legal protections enjoyed by tech companies contained in section 230 of communications law
* The move essentially dares Trump to veto the legislation
* Two Republican senators have advised the president the defense bill is no place to negotiate tech law * 'We ought to do away with 230. But you can't do it in this bill. That's not a part of the bill,' said Republican Senator Jim Inhofe
* Democrats are furious at President Trump's threat to veto a crucial defense bill
* 'It's a f****** joke,' a senior Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill told Politico
* $740 billion legislation is must-pass as it funds Defense department, gives service members pay raises and contains additional financial support to families
* Final version of defense bill is being negotiated by lawmakers
* Aides think Trump may not veto but is trying to influence those talks
* Trump is also angry about a provision in the defense bill that calls for military bases named after Confederate heroes to be renamed
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are preparing to move a crucial defense bill to a vote in their respective chambers without President Donald Trump's demand for a provision to repeal legal protections enjoyed by tech companies.
It will also contain a bipartisan provision - disliked by the president - that will allow military bases named for Confederate heroes to be renamed.
The move would essentially dare Trump to veto the billion dollar legislation that includes funding for the troops and a pay raise for service members.
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WNU Editor: He will veto it. And the Republicans will need to make the decision to override it or not.
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