A coalition of
Democratic lawmakers, including
Elissa Slotkin and
Mark Kelly, released a video urging US military and intelligence personnel to refuse orders they judge illegal.
Donald Trump responded by calling these lawmakers "traitors," accusing them of sedition, and demanding their arrest, trial, and execution, which led to increased death threats and national outrage. Democratic leaders condemned Trump’s comments while Speaker Mike Johnson criticized both Trump’s threats and Democrats’ call to refuse illegal orders, urging Congress to "raise the bar."