accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious
behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for behavior
that, he said, could be “punishable by death.”
The lawmakers, many of whom are veterans, had posted a video Tuesday telling military and intelligence officers to "refuse illegal orders."
“It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand — We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET,” the president wrote in one Truth Social post Thursday morning, linking to an article about the video from the Washington Examiner.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???” Trump wrote in another post.
In a third, he wrote: "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"
Trump also reposted multiple posts from other Truth Social users about the video, including one that said, “Hang them George Washington would.”
The lawmakers in the video, which Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted Tuesday, are all military veterans and former intelligence officials who spoke directly to members of the military and intelligence community.
The next day, Donald
sought to clarify that he was "not threatening death" against Democratic lawmakers who released a video urging military members to refuse unlawful commands.
His remarks to Fox News on Friday came after bipartisan condemnation of Trump's earlier social media post accusing the Democrats of "seditious behaviour, punishable by death"...
Following his social media posts, Trump told Fox News in a
radio interview on Friday: "I'm not threatening death, but I think they're
in serious trouble."
"If you look at sedition", Trump continued, "that's a form of, a very strong form of being a traitor. It's a terrible thing to say, I must tell you."
"Cleanup on aisle six" so
Following his social media posts, Trump told Fox News in a radio interview on Friday: "I'm not threatening death, but I think they're in serious trouble."
O.K., so the President of the United States of America recommended for only 24 hours, give or take, that six members of the United States Congress be hanged. The next day, feeling a surge of compassion, he merely recommended they be tried for sedition, which carries a penalty of fines and a prison sentence of up to 20 years for a civilian and the death penalty for active-duty military members.
But Republicans and conservatives are warming up to blame Democrats for the civil insurrection likely during Donald Trump's second term. Trump says "seditious behavior, punishable by death, James Carville muses aloud "but I just wonder if deep down inside, somebody can't do some sort of intervention. For one Trump supporter, this means Carville "is hoping someone can 'end their suffering'" (quote marks added by the tweeter).
James Carville’s Sick World Is Disintegrating: "I wouldn’t piss down Trump’s God damn throat if his heart was on fire." Think that’s bad? One voice in millions of deranged Dems losing their minds. He’s hoping someone can “end their suffering.” WTH?
— John Cremeans (@JohnCremeansX) December 16, 2025
Encouraging an assassination? pic.twitter.com/JYQRcZcTmy
No intervention or anything remotely similar is coming. We learned Thursday from Chief of Staff Susie Wiles that the President believes "there's nothing he can't do, nothing, zero."
And he has had good reason to believe that since at least July 1, 2024, when the Supreme Court ruled that Trump, as the ACLU put it, is "presumptively immune from criminal liability for his official acts and is absolutely immune for some 'core' of them." There is virtually nothing Donald can't get away with, and "virtually" is headed out of town. There is no one from inside the house- the White House- who will question him.
So if Donald Trump calls for the execution of political enemies, there is little downside for him. And one of the major upsides is that if civil insurrection ensues, he can blame it on Democrat. As we can see from the tweet above, his disciples will be only so happy to oblige him in his authoritarian fantasy.
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