President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla, on Jan. 3, 2026. (Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
One of the bills was the "Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act," led by Trump ally Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
Thirty-five Republicans joined all 213 Democrats to override Trump's veto of that legislation, but it failed to reach the two-thirds majority necessary to do so.
Boebert's bill was aimed at expanding the availability of fresh water in eastern Colorado, where Boebert's district is located.
In a statement to the House of Representatives last month, Trump called the project "economically unviable" and said his administration was "committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable" initiatives.
Trump also called Democrat state Gov. Jared Polis a "bad" leader in an interview with Politico last month explaining the veto.
An aerial view of the Florida Everglades. (Getty Images)
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But in his veto explanation, Trump accused the tribe of having "actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected."
"My Administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding projects for special interests, especially those that are unaligned with my Administration’s policy of removing violent criminal illegal aliens from the country. Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the Nation," his statement read.
But Trump's allies struck a different chord, responding to this veto, with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., telling Punchbowl News that the Senate should "address Trump’s concerns" with the legislation.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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