Democrats are reacting after President Donald Trump demanded the arrest of several „seditious“ Democratic lawmakers over a video in which they appealed directly to serving military and intelligence personnel to „refuse illegal orders.“
The president also said their behavior was „punishable by death.“
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement after Trump’s remarks, „Political violence has no place in America. Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan and Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin all served our country with tremendous patriotism and distinction. We unequivocally condemn Donald Trump’s disgusting and dangerous death threats against Members of Congress and call on House Republicans to forcefully do the same.
The Democrats featured in the video are Slotkin, Kelly, Deluzio, Houlahan, Goodlander, and Crow. *Newsweek* has reached out to each lawmaker on Thursday morning for comment.
„Fuck you right back, Mr. Soon to be impeached asshole“ The only correct response.
Ancient_Popcorn on
Another day, another high crime and misdemeanor committed by Trump that won’t be punished!
SeminoleDVM on
Old enough to remember conservatives decrying political violence
dirtybellybutton on
Can someone please tell bubba’s cumrag that being a traitorous, treasonous doormat for rich people and foreign agencies is equally as punishable
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Translation: If everybody follows the law, Trump has zero power.
letsago9987 on
He’s the Mad King.
Everything he’s done, were grievances the founders had against King George.
Eridanosvoid on
Hey Conservatives lurking. If its free speech for Trump to call for the deaths of lawmakers then its also free speech for lawmakers to tell the military not to follow unlawful orders. Oh and Trump’s use of language is infinitely worse.
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Can you imagine what would have happened back when anything mattered?
Career-ending bipartisan outrage
Redtex on
The man’s unhinged
Every-Comfortable632 on
Man. The epstein files must have some dark shit about him in there.
ToughCurrent8487 on
Where the fuck is the line, conservatives? Openly calling for the execution of his political opponents seems like a great place for yall to call for the 25th.
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impeach this bitch
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Dems aren’t asking the military to do something they already didn’t swear to:
>**The Oath of Enlistment (for enlisted)**: „I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.“
>**The Oath of Office (for officers)**: „I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the _____ (Military Branch) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God.“
These include not breaking the law no matter who is asking (if you only read the President part and not the UCMJ part).
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Point to that fucking post whenever the right bitches about political violence
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Another thing that would get any other president impeached immediately? Is it Thursday already? 🙄
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For a pro-life party, they love killing people..
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Haha. This is fucking terrifying. I don’t know how exactly to respond to the fact that the sitting president of the united states just issued death threats to sitting members of congress
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Quiet, piggy.
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Direct, unsubtle death threats. Words that if repeated, would get us banned on Reddit, but the President can just publicly state and not a SINGLE conservative will speak out. NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN WILL SAY THIS IS BAD.
God help them if the pendulum swings the other way. You have no idea what you’ve normalized.
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this kind of statement alone from a sitting president should be grounds for impeachment, but we know it’ll never happen again
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The fact is, the military hotline has been overwhelmed with calls from soldiers questioning their orders and requesting help. As this article pointed out, only 30 calls (to the hotlines named, there may be more) have been made in a short period of time, but it is more than they usually process in a year.
Some soldiers have a problem with being ordered to take action against American citizens. They take their oaths seriously. The one who should be publicly shamed is the commander in chief for this illegal publicity stunt.
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From the article |
Democrats are reacting after President Donald Trump demanded the arrest of several „seditious“ Democratic lawmakers over a video in which they appealed directly to serving military and intelligence personnel to „refuse illegal orders.“
The president also said their behavior was „punishable by death.“
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement after Trump’s remarks, „Political violence has no place in America. Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan and Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin all served our country with tremendous patriotism and distinction. We unequivocally condemn Donald Trump’s disgusting and dangerous death threats against Members of Congress and call on House Republicans to forcefully do the same.
The Democrats featured in the video are Slotkin, Kelly, Deluzio, Houlahan, Goodlander, and Crow. *Newsweek* has reached out to each lawmaker on Thursday morning for comment.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-react-trump-punishable-by-death-military-illegal-orders-11081817](https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-react-trump-punishable-by-death-military-illegal-orders-11081817)
„Fuck you right back, Mr. Soon to be impeached asshole“ The only correct response.
Another day, another high crime and misdemeanor committed by Trump that won’t be punished!
Old enough to remember conservatives decrying political violence
Can someone please tell bubba’s cumrag that being a traitorous, treasonous doormat for rich people and foreign agencies is equally as punishable
Translation: If everybody follows the law, Trump has zero power.
He’s the Mad King.
Everything he’s done, were grievances the founders had against King George.
Hey Conservatives lurking. If its free speech for Trump to call for the deaths of lawmakers then its also free speech for lawmakers to tell the military not to follow unlawful orders. Oh and Trump’s use of language is infinitely worse.
Can you imagine what would have happened back when anything mattered?
Career-ending bipartisan outrage
The man’s unhinged
Man. The epstein files must have some dark shit about him in there.
Where the fuck is the line, conservatives? Openly calling for the execution of his political opponents seems like a great place for yall to call for the 25th.
impeach this bitch
Dems aren’t asking the military to do something they already didn’t swear to:
>**The Oath of Enlistment (for enlisted)**: „I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.“
>**The Oath of Office (for officers)**: „I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the _____ (Military Branch) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God.“
These include not breaking the law no matter who is asking (if you only read the President part and not the UCMJ part).
Point to that fucking post whenever the right bitches about political violence
Another thing that would get any other president impeached immediately? Is it Thursday already? 🙄
For a pro-life party, they love killing people..
Haha. This is fucking terrifying. I don’t know how exactly to respond to the fact that the sitting president of the united states just issued death threats to sitting members of congress
Quiet, piggy.
Direct, unsubtle death threats. Words that if repeated, would get us banned on Reddit, but the President can just publicly state and not a SINGLE conservative will speak out. NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN WILL SAY THIS IS BAD.
God help them if the pendulum swings the other way. You have no idea what you’ve normalized.
this kind of statement alone from a sitting president should be grounds for impeachment, but we know it’ll never happen again
The fact is, the military hotline has been overwhelmed with calls from soldiers questioning their orders and requesting help. As this article pointed out, only 30 calls (to the hotlines named, there may be more) have been made in a short period of time, but it is more than they usually process in a year.
Some soldiers have a problem with being ordered to take action against American citizens. They take their oaths seriously. The one who should be publicly shamed is the commander in chief for this illegal publicity stunt.
https://theashlandchronicle.com/calls-to-military-hotlines-rise-as-service-members-consider-defying-orders/
Reddit would ban me if I said the kind of things Trump is saying openly.
This might have been the best baiting the democrats have done. He lost his shit immediately and went straight to blatant fascism.
This would be the scandal of the decade if any other president said it.
Remember after Kirk was killed they talked about the left’s violent rhetoric?
Remove Donald Trump.
Now.
Someone made the point earlier, that MTG has been an enemy of the left for 10 years. But never had to have a security until the day she crossed Trump.