Trump Goes Off On Dems Who Told Troops To Disobey Illegal Orders

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. An explosive and unhinged presidential threat tops our politics
0:12.8	lead today. Quote, seditious behavior punishable by death. That's President Trump's message
0:19.6	on truth social this morning. In response to six
0:22.5	Democratic lawmakers, all of them former military or intelligence officials who appeared in a video
0:27.0	reminding U.S. service members that they are not obligated to carry out illegal orders. Listen
0:34.1	to part of the video. Our laws are clear.
0:38.9	You can refuse illegal orders.
0:41.2	You can refuse illegal orders.
0:43.4	You must refuse illegal orders.
0:45.8	We need you to stand up for our laws.
0:47.6	Our Constitution and who we are as Americans.
0:50.6	Don't give up.
0:52.0	Don't give up.
0:52.8	Don't give up.
0:53.4	Don't give up the ship. give up. Don't give up. Don't give up. Don't give up the ship.
0:55.0	President Trump wrote, their words cannot be allowed to stand,
0:59.0	seditious behavior from traders, lock them up, unquote.
1:03.0	He also reposted, hang them,
1:07.0	George Washington would.
1:09.0	Again, just to remind you, this is the President of the United
1:13.8	States at a time of dangerous political violence in this country,
1:19.0	suggesting that six Democrats be killed for saying
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