"The president declared on Truth Social that the statements by these senators and representatives, all of whom are veterans of service to the United States, constituted "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL" and that "Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," asserting that their statements were "punishable by DEATH!" and that the government should "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!""
"Oddly, the president believes that it is criminal to urge members of the armed forces or the intelligence community to uphold the Constitution, respect the oath they took, and obey the law. Never having served in the military, the president seems not to understand that those who risk their lives to defend our nation have a legal obligation to "refuse illegal orders," as stated by Sen. Mark Kelly, a former naval captain (which is the equivalent of a colonel in the other services)."
President Donald Trump publicly attacked six veteran members of Congress for stating that military and national security personnel have a legal and moral duty to refuse illegal orders. The veterans reminded the public that service members swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution and that U.S. and international law prohibit committing war crimes, murdering civilians, or perpetrating crimes against humanity. The president labeled those statements seditious, urged arrest and trial, and suggested capital punishment and public hanging. The president lacks military service and appears not to recognize the established duty of service members to refuse illegal orders, invoking disturbing historical comparisons.
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