Democratic veterans reminded troops they can refuse illegal orders—and Trump responded by calling them “traitors” who should be “ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL” while reposting calls to hang them. Senators Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, and other military veterans told service members that under military law, they must disobey unlawful orders. Trump called it “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL” and said “An example MUST BE SET” while amplifying violent threats against sitting members of Congress who served their country.
We’ll break down how Democrats stood up to Trump and what this means for Trump’s alarming shift to unchecked authoritarianism, below.
