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On Thursday, President Donald Trump lashed out at six members of Congress, all with military and national security backgrounds, who publicly stated that members of our armed forces have a legal (and moral) duty to refuse to carry out illegal orders. They reminded the American public that people entering the armed services and national security services take an oath “to support and defend the Constitution.” They are obligated under U.S. law and international law not to commit war crimes, not to murder civilians, and not to commit crimes against humanity.

The president declared on Truth Social that the statements by these senators and representatives, all of whom

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