President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition punishable by DEATH after the lawmakers all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community called on US military members to uphold the constitution and defy illegal orders The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen Elissa Slotkins X account In it the six lawmakers Slotkin Arizona Sen Mark Kelly and Reps Jason Crow Chris Deluzio Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan speak directly to US service members whom Slotkin acknowledges are under enormous stress and pressure right now The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution Slotkin wrote in the X post Trump on Thursday reposted messages from others about the video amplifying it with his own words It marked another flashpoint in the political rhetoric that at times has been thematic in his administrations as well as among some in his MAGA base Some Democrats accused him of acting like a king and trying to distract from other news including the soon-to-be-released of files about disgraced financier and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein What Democrats said in the video ———————————— With pieces of dialogue spliced together from different members the lawmakers introduce themselves and their background They go on to say the Trump administration is pitting our uniformed military against American citizens They call for service members to refuse illegal orders and stand up for our laws The lawmakers conclude the video by encouraging service members Dont give up the ship a War of 1812-era phrase attributed to a US Navy captains dying command to his crew
