Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Trump Calls for Jail Time for Democrats Over Military Message
President Trump said six Democrats who made a video telling the military to disobey illegal orders should go to jail.
Democrats said his comments were threats.
The video didn't say which orders they meant, but Trump has ordered military actions that some people think are illegal.
Trump accused six Democrats of 'seditious behavior' for a video urging military to refuse illegal orders
He suggested they 'should be in jail' and that their actions were 'sedition at the highest level'
Democrats slammed Trump's comments as 'vile' threats against the lawmakers
The video did not specify which orders they were referring to, but Trump has ordered military actions domestically and abroad
Trump has previously alluded to the death penalty for similar actions
- Who
- US President Donald Trump and six Democratic lawmakers
- What
- Trump called for jail time for Democrats over a video urging military to refuse illegal orders
- When
- Late Saturday
- Where
- Social media
- Why
- Trump accused Democrats of sedition and disobeying his orders
Democrats' Stance
Trump's Stance
Video Message
Democrats' Stance
Urging military to refuse illegal orders
Trump's Stance
Seditious behavior, punishable by death
- Video Release Date
- Friday
- Lawmakers Involved
- Arizona's Mark Kelly, Michigan's Elissa Slotkin, Colorado's Jason Crow, Pennsylvania's Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan, New Hampshire's Maggie Goodlander
- Trump's Previous Remarks
- In 2023, Trump suggested death penalty for former military officer Mark Milley