Trump has railed repeatedly against the law, known as Section 230, and says giants like Facebook and Google are biased against him. The measure, formally known as the National Defense Authorization Act, puts Trump in an awkward position on multiple fronts. It mandates that the US president slap sanctions on Turkey within 30 days for its acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system, even as Trump has resisted such punishments against Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "This year's NDAA makes clear that Turkey's purchase of the S-400 system is a sanctionable activity, and therefore mandates the imposition of sanctions on Turkey for this purchase." The NDAA that heads to Trump goes against his drive to slash the US troop presence in Germany and elsewhere.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 12, 2020 11:48 UTC