{"id":2513737,"date":"2025-11-23T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cools-rhetoric-on-democratic-traitors-and-calls-for-jail-time\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T15:29:57","slug":"trump-cools-rhetoric-on-democratic-traitors-and-calls-for-jail-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cools-rhetoric-on-democratic-traitors-and-calls-for-jail-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump cools rhetoric on Democratic &#8216;traitors&#8217; and calls for &#8216;jail time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-cools-rhetoric-on-democratic-traitors-and-calls-for-jail-time%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=2513737&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 moderated his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-calls-nypd-racist-then-backpedals-with-individual-apologies\/\" title=\"Mamdani Calls NYPD Racist, Then Backpedals with Individual Apologies\">earlier harsh rhetoric<\/a> toward a recent video by Democratic veteran members of Congress who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >urged active military personnel<\/a> to <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 ... to Armed Services Personnel\">refuse illegal orders<\/a>. While Trump initially called their message seditious and suggested it was punishable by death, he later softened his stance, advocating for jail time instead. Trump condemned the lawmakers as &#8220;traitors&#8221; and accused them of sedition, calling for legal consequences. Following his comments, Representative Jason Crow released audio of threats his office received, and several Democratic senators and representatives, many of them veterans, condemned Trump&#8217;s previous statements. Only a couple of Democratic veteran lawmakers publicly supported the video and criticized Trump&#8217;s response.The video itself was produced by a small group within the 28 Democratic veterans serving in Congress.  <\/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 cools rhetoric on Democratic &lsquo;traitors&rsquo; and calls for &lsquo;jail time&rsquo; instead<\/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_2409263\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump continued to condemn a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3892669\/democratic-veterans-congress-unlawful-orders\/\">recent video from Democratic veterans<\/a> in Congress, but stopped short of suggesting their message was &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893490\/trump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-truth-social\/\">punishable by death<\/a>&rdquo; as he did before.<\/p>\n<p>Trump received backlash for his previous response to a video directed at military members from Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). In the video, the members say that active military members should &ldquo;refuse illegal orders.&rdquo; The president initially implied that these members were guilty of &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893490\/trump-blasts-seditious-democratic-veterans-truth-social\/\">seditious behavior, punishable by death<\/a>&rdquo; on Thursday, but adopted a milder tone on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3896155\/two-views-dick-cheney-funeral-trump-era-event\/\">Two views of the Cheney funeral, a Trump-era event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3889004\/trump-upends-traditional-communication-white-house-media\/\">Trump upends traditional communication with White House reporters and the media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3894767\/trump-freezes-2028-field-non-aligned-candidate-gop-best-bet\/\">Trump freezes 2028 field as some believe non-aligned candidate may be GOP&#8217;s best bet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW, NOT ROAMING THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS OK. IT WASN&rsquo;T, AND NEVER WILL BE!&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social. &ldquo;IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND SEDITION IS A MAJOR CRIME. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  &ldquo;MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS AGREE THAT THE DEMOCRAT TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS, AS PRESIDENT, HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME OF SERIOUS PROPORTION!&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115597077845312894\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115597116924552201\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crow released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3895703\/jason-crow-audio-actual-threats-trump-democrats-sedition-post\/\">series of threats<\/a> his office received via telephone following Trump&rsquo;s post. Other Democratic senators also condemned Trump&rsquo;s previous post. Among them were Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenDuckworth\/status\/1991591819822657613?s=20\">Tammy Duckworth<\/a> (D-IL), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1991571236821037308?s=20\">Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdMarkey\/status\/1991680497525694575?s=20\">Ed Markey<\/a> (D-MA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenJackReed\/status\/1991982312792445000?s=20\">Jack Reed<\/a> (D-RI) and Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJimmyPanetta\/status\/1991895121496039898?s=20\">Jimmy Panetta<\/a> (D-CA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGilCisneros\/status\/1991638496096731311?s=20\">Gil Cisneros<\/a> (D-CA), and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sethmoulton\/status\/1991533467126100197?s=20\">Seth Moulton<\/a> (D-MA), who are all also veterans. However, they did not appear in the video that sparked Trump&rsquo;s comments and did not comment publicly on the message sent by their fellow veterans.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3895703\/jason-crow-audio-actual-threats-trump-democrats-sedition-post\/\"><strong>JASON CROW RELEASES AUDIO OF &lsquo;ACTUAL THREATS&rsquo; SINCE TRUMP SINGLED OUT DEMOCRATS FOR &lsquo;SEDITION&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenGaryPeters\/status\/1991605523142332574?s=20\">Gary Peters<\/a> (D-MI) and Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepTedLieu\/status\/1991559930265104702?s=20\">Ted Lieu<\/a> (D-CA) were the only Democratic veterans in Congress to both publicly support the video and condemn Trump&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>The video featured a minority of veterans among Democratic lawmakers. There are 28 Democratic veterans currently serving in Congress.<\/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 softens tone on Dem &#8216;traitors,&#8217; calls for jail time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2513738,"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\/AP25321851160285.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,41000,3950,3634],"class_list":["post-2513737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-jail-time","tag-rhetoric","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25321851160285.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513737","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513741,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513737\/revisions\/2513741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}