Trump threatened to veto NDAA over base names, Rep. Strickland says

Source: Roll Call

Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:44pm


White House officials told lawmakers in recent days that the president would veto the fiscal 2026 NDAA if Congress did not delete House- and Senate-passed language ensuring U.S. military bases do not bear names associated with Confederate officers, the sponsor of one of those provisions said Monday.

The Trump administration also told senior lawmakers the president would veto the NDAA over its collective bargaining protections for Pentagon civilians, a knowledgeable source said Monday.

The provisions on the Confederacy that were a part of both the House and Senate bills were retained in the compromise NDAA that was agreed upon by Republican and Democratic Armed Services leaders and was recently sent to congressional leaders for finishing touches, knowledgeable sources said. So too were the collective bargaining provisions, they said.

But Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., did as Trump wished and removed both sets of provisions in the last days of talks over the final NDAA text, which was finalized Sunday, lawmakers confirmed on Monday.

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/12/08/trump-threatened-to-veto-ndaa-over-base-names-rep-strickland-says/

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Then the Senate should kill it. Nothing detrimental to America should EVER be included in some "must pass" bill anymore under this rogue regime.

And if they want to do something, increase the minimum wage, which has been $7.25 since 2009, and include THAT on the NDAA.