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Dem Rep. Goodlander: Trump Has Become 'Unglued by a Simple Statement of Federal Law'

Goodlander defended the lawmakers’ message that service members must obey only lawful orders.

Dem Rep. Goodlander: Trump Has Become 'Unglued by a Simple Statement of Federal Law'
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Rep. Maggie Goodlander defended Democratic lawmakers’ video telling service members to refuse illegal orders, saying that following only lawful orders is required by law. She also criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the video.

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Representative responding to criticism of a video about lawful orders

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose response to the video Goodlander criticized

Referenced in describing Jake Sullivan’s national security adviser position

White House press secretary who criticized the lawmakers’ video

ALSO MENTIONED  Jake Sullivan, Named as Joe Biden’s national security adviser; Wolf Blitzer, CNN host who interviewed Goodlander

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Maggie Goodlander Responds to Trump’s Comments on Lawmakers’ Video

Maggie Goodlander joined five other Democratic lawmakers in a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders. President Trump criticized the video, and Goodlander later defended its message. Left-leaning outlets present Goodlander as defending the message’s legality and foreground Trump’s remarks about death. Center outlets describe the dispute through the lawmakers’ defense and criticism of their video, with some coverage adding context about military actions. Right-leaning outlets question the lawmakers’ message and Goodlander’s response, with Legal Insurrection framing the video as a possible threat to lawful military command.

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