Trump’s Death Penalty Threats vs. Veteran Lawmakers: Congressional Drama Unleashed

KEY POINTS

•President Trump posted on Truth Social calling Democrats’ refusal to obey unlawful orders 'sedition, punishable by death' on Thursday.
•A group of veteran lawmakers led by Sen. Elissa Slotkin released a video urging soldiers to disobey illegal orders.
•House Democratic leaders worked with Capitol Police to protect these lawmakers amid Trump’s heated warnings.
•The Democratic leadership demanded Trump delete his posts and condemned his threats as dangerous and unprecedented.

On a Thursday that felt more like a White House episode recap than real life, President Trump cranked his rhetoric to eleven, declaring veteran Democrats’ calls to 'refuse illegal orders' as 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!' The veterans squad, led by Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and backed by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) among others, urged troops not to obey unlawful commands—a pretty standard stunt that somehow triggered Trump’s world-class Twitter meltdown on Truth Social. House leaders Jeffries, Clark, and Aguilar promptly staged a presidential-level damage control by contacting Capitol Police and demanding Trump delete his unhinged threats before reality TV turns to real tragedy.

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Mockingbird News

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Trump’s upgraded rhetoric: from 'Lock them up' to 'Death penalty' like it’s a clearance sale. Meanwhile, Congress veterans drop a video urging legal sense. Capitol Police definitely got more than they bargained for this Thursday.

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