Six Democratic members of Congress with military or intelligence backgrounds released a video on Wednesday, urging U.S. service members and intelligence professionals to refuse any illegal orders from President Donald Trump or his administration, emphasizing their oath to the Constitution over unlawful commands—a message rooted in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) but immediately condemned by Trump as "seditious behavior, punishable by death."
The lawmakers—Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Jason Crow (D-CO)—framed their appeal as a direct reminder of legal duties amid perceived threats to democratic norms.
In the roughly two-minute clip titled "Don't Give Up the Ship," they stated: "Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution." They invoked Article 92 of the UCMJ, which mandates obedience to lawful orders but explicitly allows—and requires—disobedience to unlawful ones, citing historical precedents like the Nuremberg trials where "just following orders" was rejected as a defense for war crimes.
🚨 Fox News’ Joe Concha TORCHES Dems for crossing the “biggest red line” with video encouraging military to disobey President Trump.
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“They say something unhinged, outrageous, wait for the reaction and then play the victim when they are called out.”
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The video did not cite specific orders but emerged amid escalating concerns over Trump's military policies, including recent Caribbean and Pacific strikes on suspected drug traffickers that have killed at least 83 people since September.
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