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Democrats Urge Military to Defy Trump’s Orders

11/21/2025

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U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and five other Democrats, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, released a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders from the Trump administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump condemned the statements as "seditious behavior" and called for severe punishment.
Republicans criticized the video as undermining valid executive orders.

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Story summary

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and five other Democrats, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, released a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders from the Trump administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump condemned the statements as "seditious behavior" and called for severe punishment.
Republicans criticized the video as undermining valid executive orders.