"It's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard. And, frankly, I wish Congress here had done what's hard," he said in a CNN town hall before a military audience set to air at 9 p.m. "If you're perceived as voting against 9/11 families right before an election, not surprisingly, that's a hard vote for people to take. The Senate approved the override on a 97-1 vote with Minority Leader Harry Reid the lone member to sustain the President's veto. Obama called Congress' move a "mistake."

Source: CNN September 28, 2016 21:21 UTC