Jake Tapper Blasts Trump and Defends Dems Who Insisted Military ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’: The ‘Nuremberg Defense’ Does Not Work

Sean James Nov 22nd, 2025, 4:26 pm

CNN star Jake Tapper ripped President Donald Trump for saying six Democratic lawmakers engaged in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH” by urging military and intelligence members to “refuse illegal orders.” Tapper called it a “wildly inappropriate and potentially dangerous” move by the president.

The Lead host, in a social media post on Friday, argued disobeying the commander-in-chief was the patriotic thing to do, if the military members believe his orders violate the U.S. Constitution. Simply following orders, Tapper said, was the argument many Nazi war criminals made following World War II — and that does not

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