{"id":2512793,"date":"2025-11-20T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-punishable-by-death\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:12:38","slug":"trump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-punishable-by-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-punishable-by-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts &#8216;seditious&#8217; Democratic veterans: &#8216;Punishable by death&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-punishable-by-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump sharply criticized several Democratic veterans in Congress who urged U.S. military and intelligence personnel to refuse unspecified unlawful orders from his administration. On his Truth Social platform, Trump labeled their actions as &#8220;seditious behavior&#8221; and controversially suggested that such conduct could be &#8220;punishable by death,&#8221; though legally sedition carries penalties of fines and imprisonment, not capital punishment. The lawmakers-Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly,along wiht Representatives Jason Crow,Maggie Goodlander,Chris Deluzio,and Chrissy Houlahan-had posted a video encouraging service members to disobey illegal orders without specifying which orders they meant. This sparked heated reactions online, including calls for their removal from office and harsh penalties.Conservative figures like Richard Grenell condemned the lawmakers for undermining law and order. The discussion revolves around the legal and ethical obligation of military personnel to refuse unlawful orders, defined as those violating the Constitution, federal law, or international law. The controversy also touches on recent military actions defended by the Trump administration, such as lethal strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-footage-of-lethal-kinetic-strike-against-narcoterrorists-in-international-waters\/\" title=\"Trump Posts Footage of &#039;Lethal Kinetic Strike&#039; Against Narcoterrorists in International Waters\">drug trafficking vessels<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump blasts &lsquo;seditious&rsquo; Democratic veterans: &lsquo;Punishable by death&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2408912\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested Thursday that Democratic veterans in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> who urged <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-military\/\">military service members<\/a> to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-accused-of-encouraging-military-coup-with-coordinated-message-to-armed-services-personnel\/\" title=\"Democrats Accused of Encouraging &#039;... Coup&#039; with Coordinated Message to Armed Services Personnel\">refuse illegal orders<\/a>&rdquo; from the Trump administration should receive capital punishment.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115582703277798715\">Truth Social post<\/a>, Trump wrote, &ldquo;SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893265\/trump-signs-epstein-files-bill-timeline-release\/\">Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein files. When will we see them?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893279\/trump-revives-demands-abc-take-jimmy-kimmel-show-off-air\/\">Trump revives demands ABC take Jimmy Kimmel off the air<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893151\/trump-meeting-mamdani-oval-office\/\">Trump to meet with &#8216;Communist Mayor&#8217; Mamdani in Oval Office on Friday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president&rsquo;s message was seemingly directed at Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in addition to Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). In a video posted Tuesday, the lawmakers told military and intelligence personnel to disobey orders that they allege are unlawful without specifying what those orders would be.<\/p>\n<p>Sedition is a federal crime often used to incite rebellion or insurrection against the government. The charge is known as &ldquo;seditious conspiracy,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/2384\">according to<\/a> 18 United States Code Section 2384. The term refers to speech or actions in furtherance of a conspiracy to overthrow, oppose, destroy, or wage war against the federal government. It is punishable by fines and imprisonment for up to 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, capital punishment is not considered a penalty for sedition. It is, however, a penalty for the related charge of treason.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115582451169685243\">mused in a previous post<\/a>, citing the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s reporting on the Democrats&rsquo; comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can refuse illegal orders,&rdquo; said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\">Slotkin<\/a>, a former CIA analyst and Defense Department official. &ldquo;No one has to carry out orders that violate the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.<\/p>\n<p>The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t give up the ship. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8lW0EpQ7r\">pic.twitter.com\/N8lW0EpQ7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorSlotkin\/status\/1990774492356902948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The blowback on social media from the video has been heated, with users calling for the lawmakers&rsquo; removal from office, their indictments, or even their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reposted several of these comments to his Truth Social account. In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@P78\/posts\/115580255469225519\">one post<\/a>, a user wrote, &ldquo;HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Center President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\">Richard Grenell<\/a> was among the conservative voices to speak out against the Democratic lawmakers, albeit with a milder response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There should be more condemnation for people like [Slotkin] encouraging people to ignore Federal laws,&rdquo; Grenell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1991148749083849073\">posted on X<\/a>. &ldquo;This is UnAmerican. She spent a lot of time talking about undermining democracy in 2020. She&rsquo;s now calling for an all out insurrection against law and order. Speak out against her now!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Service members have a duty to refuse unlawful orders, as they are only required to follow lawful orders under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If they follow illegal orders, they can face criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>An unlawful order is defined as a criminal act or a violation of the Constitution, federal law, or applicable international law. Some examples include targeting or intentionally harming civilians, torturing or abusing detainees, and falsifying operational or legal records.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3892669\/democratic-veterans-congress-unlawful-orders\/\">DEMOCRATIC VETERANS IN CONGRESS URGE SERVICE MEMBERS TO REFUSE UNSPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ORDERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the lawmakers did not clarify what unlawful orders they were referencing, Crow denied their comments were related to the military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The Trump administration has repeatedly defended its use of the military in this case against critics, and the Justice Department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3884502\/doj-memo-us-troops-safe-prosecution-smuggling-boat-strikes\/\">concluded in July<\/a> that troops involved in those lethal airstrikes are not subject to future prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Since the operations started in early September, the U.S. military has killed at least 83 people in at least 21 airstrikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vessels allegedly carrying drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump calls Democratic vets &#8216;seditious,&#8217; says death penalty fits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2512794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25286628465108.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67423,67424,3634],"class_list":["post-2512793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-veterans","tag-sedition-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25286628465108.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512793"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512797,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512793\/revisions\/2512797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}