The President has vetoed the Defense budget (612 billion) passed by bi partisan majority in both the house and senate,

"Obama's main objection is that the bill anticipates off-budget spending to increase the defense budget without increasing domestic spending first. The president wants Congress to lift the automatic budget caps included in a 2011 budget agreement."

Obama vetoes defense bill in high-stakes showdown over spending

He wants to veto the defense budget in order to insure he has the money for domestic spending.

"This week alone, the White House has threatened vetoes on bills that would prioritize payments in case of a debt limit breach, ban federal funds to "sanctuary" cities, and repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act."

"The Office of Management and Budget has issued 59 veto threats this year, more than any year since the George W. Bush White House issued 85 in 2007, the first year of a newly Democratic-controlled Congress.

Then and this is typical Obama....he made the veto signing a PHOTO OP....totally unheard of.

The New York Times says....

"signaled his determination to use the defense bill as a bargaining chip to push Republicans to abandon strict spending limits on military and domestic programs enacted in the 2011 Budget Control Act."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/us...-gop.html?_r=0

This from POLITICO....

"President Barack Obama issued the fifth veto of his seven-year presidency on Thursday, rejecting the sweeping $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act in a move designed to prevent Republicans from getting an edge in nascent budget negotiations."

Read more: Obama vetoes massive defense bill over budget spat - POLITICO

It is either his way or the highway. Now using the defense budget to get his way. This is typical of this Presidency.

In that POLITICO article.....

"The president’s action, before a small group of journalists summoned to the Oval Office, also disregards the warnings of Democratic defense hawks who backed the measure. And it demonstrates yet again that the president, emboldened in his second term, has few qualms about taking steps sure to provoke congressional Republicans "

One of the quotes in this article...

"“Never before has an American president used the bill that provides pay and support to our troops and their families as political leverage for his domestic agenda,” “The American people, and most importantly, the men and women in uniform deployed to fight in dangerous war zones around the world, expect more from their commander-in-chief.”

Now, lets be clear.......this is all politics by this President.

The press secy said this on behalf of the WH....

"...press secretary Josh Earnest emphasizing Obama’s objection to the fact that the measure endorses this year’s GOP budget plan."

You have to admire this mans ego !!!