Things ARE getting down to the Nitty Gritty in America….
A convicted criminal President, that has pardoned those who helped him attempt to throw an election, that has mobilised the national Guard troops despite their governor’s authority, that has the military attacking defenceless boats in international waters , has received pushback from veteran’s that include sitting members of Congress….
They advised military and intelligence workers of the United States that it IS LEGAL to ‘Refuse an Unlawful Order’….
This has thrown Trump into a rage and talking about arresting and possible putting those lawmaker’s to ‘DEATH’…..
Donald HAS been having a spell of bad luck lately….
It’s getting worse….
Democrats have asked the Capitol Police to assure their security and protection AGAINST the President of the United States and his people…
I know this IS a MEDIA moment….
But are we tip-toeing into a fight for the hearts and soles of the American Military?
By -the-Way?
This kinda stuff CANNOT go on for another 3 years,,,,,
Something HAS TO GIVE….
President Trump on Thursday appeared to call for a group of Democratic congressional veterans to be punished by “DEATH” for encouraging the military not to follow unlawful orders.
Why it matters: The call represents an escalation of violent rhetoric towards the president’s perceived political enemies, and comes at a time where the president is using the military in unprecedented ways both domestically and internationally.
What they’re saying: “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday.
- “Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
- In another post using similar language a little more than a hour later, the president wrote: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”
- The White House did not immediately respond to Axios’ request for comment.
Driving the news: The Democratic vets reminded the military and intelligence communities that “no one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution” in a 90-second video posted on X on Tuesday.
- “This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this constitution.”
- “Right now, the threats to our constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders … you must refuse illegal orders.”
- The lawmakers, veterans of the Navy, CIA, Air Force and Army Rangers, include: Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.).
State of play: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership deputies said in a statement they have been in touch with the House sergeant-at-arms and U.S. Capitol Police about Trump’s posts.
- The conversations, they said, are “to ensure the safety of these Members and their families.”
- The leaders condemned the “disgusting and dangerous death threats,” calling for Republicans to do the same and for Trump to “immediately delete these unhinged social media posts and recant this violent rhetoric before he gets someone killed.”
The intrigue: The lawmakers did not specify what unlawful orders they were referring to.
- However, Crow said in a Fox News interview Wednesday that the video was just a “simple reminder … about their legal obligations.”
- He added that service members are “often put in very difficult positions,” and that Trump has “put them in very difficult positions and has alluded to putting them in even more difficult positions in the months and years ahead.”…
Democrats sharply criticized Trump’s threats.
On the Senate floor, Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) called on “every representative, every American, regardless of party” to “condemn this immediately and without qualification — because if we don’t draw a line here, there is no line left to draw.” And in a joint statement, House Democratic leadership condemned what they referred to as the president’s “disgusting and dangerous death threats against Members of Congress.”
“The administration should never try to force our servicemembers to carry out an illegal order,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said on social media. “Calling for the execution of senators and Congressmembers for reminding our troops of that is chilling behavior. Every one of my Republican colleagues needs to swiftly condemn this.”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) said he believed Trump’s comments Thursday were his most direct threat of violence against members of Congress to date.
“This puts us all in jeopardy,” Murphy said. “I mean, I’m literally thinking about what additional security I need when I’m back home this weekend — and I can’t imagine what my colleagues who were the target of that attack are thinking about.”
On Wednesday, a legal adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Tim Parlatore, posted a video saying that while the video posted by the Democrats sounded supportive of U.S. troops, the servicemembers could be court-martialed if they refused to follow orders that were found to be legal. Parlatore, who has served as Hegseth’s personal attorney in the past, holds an unconventional part-time military role at the Pentagon and appeared to record the video in his personal capacity….
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The video marked the latest effort by Democrats to raise concerns about orders the president has delivered to the U.S. military that have triggered legal concerns or disputes.
Recently, those discussions have centered on the administration’s series of military strikes on alleged drug smugglers on boats in Latin America. Administration officials have argued such action is legal because those involved are acting as “narcoterrorists,” while others have questioned whether designating several drug cartels as terrorist organizations is sufficient legal grounds for the killings. Some U.S. military officials have sought counsel about whether such orders are legal….
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Trump has repeatedly accused different groups and individuals of treason going back to his first presidential term, but has never followed through with prosecution, lobbing attacks on Black Lives Matter, the news media and former president Barack Obama with the claim….
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The U.S. attorney in Miami is pursuing a broad probe against Obama administration officials, including former CIA director John Brennan and former director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. related to the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump officials have also initiated investigations at the president’s urging against Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California), who led the first impeachment inquiry against Trump in 2019, and Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor he has sought to remove.
And on Friday, Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate prominent Democrats’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy sex offender who killed himself in jail in 2019. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she would proceed with that case, four months after saying the department’s review of the case found no information to pursue additional charges….
Note…
It HAS been revealed that some military officers HAVE asked questions about Trump’s ‘orders’ and some have actually quit rather then follopw then or orders others their coammad to do so….
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