The group of Democratic senators and representatives, who all have military or intelligence service backgrounds, made the comments in a video posted Tuesday on X.

xWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday evoked the death penalty for Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to refuse illegal orders, calling them traitors and accusing them of sedition.

The group of Democratic senators and representatives, who all have military or intelligence service backgrounds, made the comments in a video posted Tuesday on X.

They did not specify which orders they were referring to, but Trump's administration has come under fire for its employment of US forces both at home and abroad.

"This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEH

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