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Trump's Death Penalty Remark Sparks Outrage and Controversy

11/23/2025

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On November 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump suggested the six Democratic lawmakers face the death penalty for sedition.
MAGA media reacted to a video urging disobedience.
Right-wing commentators labeled Democrats as 'devious and subversive' and accused them of treason, while Trump called them traitors.
The video appeared amid debates on legality of military actions, and Leavitt clarified that Trump did not intend to call for their deaths.

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Story summary

On November 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump suggested the six Democratic lawmakers face the death penalty for sedition.
MAGA media reacted to a video urging disobedience.
Right-wing commentators labeled Democrats as 'devious and subversive' and accused them of treason, while Trump called them traitors.
The video appeared amid debates on legality of military actions, and Leavitt clarified that Trump did not intend to call for their deaths.