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A presidential veto can be over turned by a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress.
To override a President's veto Congress needs to have 2/3 or more of the vote.
Congress can override a presidential veto
Overriding a presidential veto
A pocket veto is not a direct veto of a bill. Rather, it occurs when the president holds onto a bill, unsigned, until after Congress adjourns.
The Congress first overrode a presidential veto - that is, passed a bill into law notwithstanding the President's objections - on March 3, 1845.