DeSantis Backs Trump’s Critique of Miccosukee Tribe as House Eyes Veto Override
The House plans an override vote this week following Trump’s veto of a bipartisan Everglades bill he linked to the tribe’s lawsuit over a detention center.
Overview
- Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Miccosukee Tribe “tried to obstruct” and was “demagogic” in its fight over the Alligator Alcatraz facility, though he stopped short of endorsing the vetoed bill.
- House leaders are preparing a Thursday vote on overriding Trump’s veto of HR 504, with reporting indicating broad support in the chamber and uncertainty in the Senate.
- Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress rejected the White House’s characterization, saying the tribe sought environmental due diligence to protect the Everglades and did not aim to thwart immigration policy.
- HR 504 would direct the Interior Department to work with the tribe to safeguard Osceola Camp from flooding and clarify the camp’s land status, and it cleared Congress by voice vote and unanimous consent.
- Trump’s veto message cited the tribe’s opposition to the Everglades detention center and framed the bill as “special treatment,” while the tribe’s earlier lawsuit briefly shut the facility before an appellate court allowed it to operate.