President Obama to veto bill helping 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabian government

President Barack Obama is expected to veto a bill that would permit victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, the White House announced on Monday (12 September). The White House first suggested the president would decline signing the bill into law citing complication in diplomatic relations.

 

“The president feels quite strongly about this. I do anticipate the president will veto the legislation when it is presented to him,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said during the daily briefing

 

Earnest said the bill was not “an effective, forceful way for us to respond to terrorism.” He added that the bill has yet to be presented to Obama, CNN reported.

 

Earnest also said the White House was also concerned that the bill would open up the US to be sued by individuals abroad. “The way that this bill is currently written exposes the United States, US diplomats, US service members and, in some situations, even US companies to significant risk in courts all across the world,” he said.

 

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