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Democrats Tell Troops to Defy Trump as Iran Deadline Hits

Elissa Slotkin reiterated that service members should refuse clearly illegal orders and connected her message to an earlier video.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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As an Iran deadline approached, several Democratic lawmakers urged service members to refuse orders they considered unlawful, responding to President Donald Trump’s threat. The article says no lawmaker cited specific intelligence that such orders had been given or were imminent.

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Elissa Slotkin D · MI · SEN
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Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Senator who urged service members to push back against clearly illegal orders

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Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator who warned against unlawful orders to attack civilian infrastructure

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose threat prompted the lawmakers’ statements

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense named in connection with the earlier video

Representative who called for refusing illegal orders

Ted Lieu
D · CA-36

Representative who warned military commanders against carrying out unlawful orders

Jason Crow
D · CO-6

Representative who called Trump’s words a sign of unfitness and urged repudiation

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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders Amid Iran Deadline

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