Issuing just his second presidential veto since entering the White House, Mr Trump struck down a measure that had been passed by the Senate last month, and a version which had been given the green light by the House of Representatives two weeks ago.
“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Mr Trump said in a statement to the Senate, that was released by the White House.
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The United Nations estimated last year that 6,872 civilians had been killed and 10,768 wounded, the majority in Saudi-led air strikes, since the military operation against Houthi rebels began in March 2015.
Thousands of others have died from diseases such as cholera, which have taken grip as the nation’s already feeble infrastructure has been weakened as a result of the conflict.
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People walk in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
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People stand near their rooms inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A baby sleeps inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A woman sits with her baby inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Sisters play in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
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The entrance of the hangar of the United Nations in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A man sells aid supplies at a market in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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The entrance to the port where aid is received, in Aden, Yemen, is shown in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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This 24 July 2018 photo shows a gas station on a road in Shabwah, Yemen.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A worn-out list of registered names for aid by Relief International, part of the World Food Program, is posted in Aden, Yemen in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A truck carries aid on a road in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A man fixes his scarf at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Children play in a room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Children look out of their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A woman holds her baby as she leaves her room in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family poses for a photograph in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family sits in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A bucket filled with bread at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, is shown in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family poses for a photograph in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
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A child stands in a room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
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A shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, is shown in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
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People walk in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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People stand near their rooms inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A baby sleeps inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A woman sits with her baby inside a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Sisters play in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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The entrance of the hangar of the United Nations in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A man sells aid supplies at a market in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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The entrance to the port where aid is received, in Aden, Yemen, is shown in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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This 24 July 2018 photo shows a gas station on a road in Shabwah, Yemen.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A worn-out list of registered names for aid by Relief International, part of the World Food Program, is posted in Aden, Yemen in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A truck carries aid on a road in Aden, Yemen, in this 23 July 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A man fixes his scarf at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Children play in a room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Children look out of their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A woman holds her baby as she leaves her room in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family poses for a photograph in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family sits in their room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A bucket filled with bread at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, is shown in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A family poses for a photograph in a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A child stands in a room at a shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A shelter for displaced persons in Ibb, Yemen, is shown in this 3 Aug 2018 photo.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
The operation against the rebels has included the militaries of Saudi Arabia Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. Qatar ended its involvement in 2017.
The US has been providing crucial in-flight refuelling services to the coalition’s jets, along with logical and targeting help.
The UK has provided training and intelligence support, along with the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, despite calls from activist and some politicians to prohibit them.
Yemeni mother ShaimaSwileh arrives at San Francisco International Airport to see dying son for last time
The vote earlier this year by Congress, was the first time a decades-old war powers resolution had been invoked to try to stop a president involving the nation in a conflict without the authorisation of legislators.
It marked a major rejection of the president’s unquestioning support for the kingdom, especially following the murder last October of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Now Mr Trump had vetoed the bill, it will up to congressional leaders to determine whether they have the two-thirds majority in both chambers to overturn the president’s actions.
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