Democratic Lawmakers Encourage Service Members to Resist 'Illegal Orders': Trump Calls for Arrests and Trials
President Trump criticized six Democratic lawmakers for releasing a video on social media encouraging service members to resist "illegal orders" from the administration. Trump called their actions "seditious behavior" and demanded that they be arrested and put on trial. The video, titled "Don't Give Up The Ship," featured Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, Maggie Goodlander, and Jason Crow, all with military or national security backgrounds. The lawmakers emphasized the importance of upholding the Constitution and refusing orders that violate the law or Constitution. Americans trust the military, but that trust is at risk, they said. The lawmakers urged service members to remember their oath to protect and defend the Constitution, highlighting the threats to the Constitution from within the country. Refusing illegal orders is a duty to uphold the law and the Constitution, they emphasized.