President Donald Trump criticized six Democratic lawmakers on Thursday (November 20) for urging military personnel to defy unlawful orders. The lawmakers, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, appeared in a video encouraging service members to uphold their oaths to the Constitution by refusing illegal commands . The video, titled "Don't Give Up The Ship," features Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly , and Representatives Jason Crow , Maggie Goodlander , Chris Deluzio , and Chrissy Houlahan . They stated, "You can refuse illegal orders … you must refuse illegal orders," emphasizing that threats to the Constitution are domestic as well as foreign.

The lawmakers did not specify which orders they deemed illegal. The video comes amid legal debates over military stri

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