"In a video posted to X-formerly-Twitter last week, Democratic lawmakers - including senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly - encouraged members of the military to "refuse illegal orders." "This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens," they said in the video. "Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution.""
"Kelly has since issued a statement rebuking the threats and forcefully arguing that he's "upheld" his oath to the Constitution he swore after joining the US Navy at the age of 22. "If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work," he said. The incident shows the great lengths to which the Trump administration is willing to go to justify its highly questionable military tactics in Latin America,"
"The news comes after experts raised legal questions over the Trump administration carrying out military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing at least 61 people since September. The Democrats' video clearly angered Trump, who took a break from posting AI slop on Truth Social to condemn their message, describing it as " seditious behavior " that was "punishable by death." "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!" read one post that he reshared during the tirade."
Democratic lawmakers, including Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, urged military members to refuse illegal orders, citing their oath to protect the Constitution. President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense threatened Kelly with punishments ranging from court-martial to public execution. Kelly rebuked the threats and asserted he has upheld his oath since joining the Navy at 22, saying intimidation will not stop congressional oversight. The incident coincides with legal questions about U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that have killed at least 61 people since September. Trump described the lawmakers' message as seditious, reshared a post calling for execution, and later denied he was threatening death.
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