US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders
Democrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of engaging in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH” and that they should be arrested after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.
The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow.
“Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this constitution,” the lawmakers said in the 90-second video. “And right now, the threats to our constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders, you can refuse illegal orders, you must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our constitution.”
That seemed to prompt a furious response from the US president.
the projection is insane lol
Don’t worry guys Mine Johnson is here to explain why Trump is actually in the right here
I’m not joking he immediately jumped on the defense.
What’d he say?
Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, defended Trump’s claim that the Democrats had engaged in “sedition”, describing the video as “wildly inappropriate”, adding: “It is very dangerous, you have leading members of Congress telling troops to disobey orders, I think that’s unprecedented in American history.”
Johnson also reportedly told the Independent that in what he read of Trump’s posts, Trump was “defining the crime of sedition”.
“But obviously attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that. What I’m saying, what I will say unequivocally, that was a wildly inappropriate thing for so-called leaders in Congress to do to encourage young troops to disobey orders,” Johnson added.
Good way to let people know you’re giving out illegal orders
And there it is! What we’ve all been waiting for:
The outrage.
I’m sure it’ll all be better now.
I wonder what he’d think if someone sent an angry, violent mob to the Capitol building to prevent the peaceful transfer of power between Presidents?
Ahh. So advocating that service members follow the UCMJ is sedition.
Domestic enemy of the Constitution right there…
J6 bitch.
America is an enemy.
It’s only a matter of time before he tries to order the execution of a Democrat. Or a TV host or something
And wants to televise it.
“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”
This fucker thinks of ratings like a TV producer.
