President Donald Trump escalated his fury against a handful of Democratic military veterans who made a video reminding active-duty servicemembers the Uniform Code of Military Justice requires them to refuse unlawful orders — suggesting in a post on his Truth Social platform that those Democrats have committed capital offenses against his administration.
"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" Trump wrote.
It was an escalation from an earlier post in which Trump merely demanded imprisoning these lawmakers. "This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? President DJT," he wrote.
None of the Democratic lawmakers in question said anything that was against the law. The video they put out reminded servicemembers, “No one has to carry out orders that violate the law, or our Constitution. Know that we have your back ... don’t give up the ship.”
This comes as Trump has ordered the National Guard into cities around the country to keep order, in places known to have protests against his immigration policies.
Earlier in the week, Fox News' Martha MacCallum tried to confront Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a retired Army ranger who completed three tours of duty, over his own role in the video — and it did not end well for her.
