Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post

Trump called group of lawmakers ‘traitors’ over an X video of them urging military members to refuse illegal orders

Democrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of being “traitors” and said that they should be arrested and punished “by death” after they posted a video in which they told active service members that they should refuse illegal orders.

The video, which was released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow.

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