President Trump Thursday denounced as “traitors” a group of Democratic lawmakers who have called on military service members to defy orders that are illegal or violate the Constitution.

In a string of posts on his social media site, Trump derided the six Democrats , all of whom are military veterans, for their recent video message directed at members of the military. He called for their arrest, imprisonment, trial and execution for what he claimed was “seditious behavior.”

“It’s called seditious behavior at the highest level,” Trump wrote. “Each one of these traitors to our country should be arrested and put on trial … An example must be set.”

“Punishable by death,” he added.

Trump was referring to a video message featuring Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)

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