US EditionTrump says he wasn’t threatening lawmakers with posts about ‘seditious behavior’
Trump called Democrats’ video urging military refusal of illegal orders 'seditious behavior punishable by death' but later denied threatening execution in interviews.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump said he was not threatening death after accusing lawmakers of seditious behavior in Truth Social posts on Thursday.
- Following a video released Tuesday by six Democratic lawmakers, Trump's Thursday posts directly reacted to the video urging refusal of illegal orders.
- Trump reshared inflammatory Truth Social user posts calling for lynching and arrest, while Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said the message was 'very, very dangerous' and 'perhaps punishable by law' on Thursday.
- Lawmakers and staff reported a surge in threats after Trump made the posts, with some offices asking Capitol Police to investigate and Sen. Elissa Slotkin told she would receive 24/7 security.
- Military legal experts warned Trump's sedition claims risk politicizing military justice amid a broader surge in threats and political violence in recent years.
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US Republican President Donald Trump has threatened to execute six Democratic lawmakers who publicly urged soldiers and members of the intelligence community to refuse to carry out any illegal orders. The White House chief of staff called the group "traitors" and said such behavior was "punishable by death."
The Gateway - US President Donald Trump described Democratic lawmakers as "traitors" and called for their arrest, following a video in which they urged the US military to refuse any orders they described as "illegal"...
Six Democratic Congressmen call on US soldiers to resist the government's illegal orders. President Trump foams at the appeal and demands the death penalty for the politicians. But now the Republican is rowing back.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened democratic congressmen with the death penalty. On the plan he had called a video in which they asked members of the U.S. military not to let themselves be put under pressure. Meanwhile Trump has rowed back after harsh criticism. "I don't threaten them with death, but I think they are in serious trouble. This used to mean death," he said in a conversation with Fox News Radio. From his point of view, parliame…
"Insurgent behavior that can be punished with death? The US president has caused horror with statements about a video call from the Democrats. Now he relativizes them.
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