Trump calls for Slotkin to be arrested for urging military to 'refuse illegal orders'
Trump called the lawmakers’ video seditious and posted that the behavior was punishable by death.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates https://www.uppermichiganssource.com, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page is published by a local news outlet and attributes the report to WILX News 10, an identifiable newsroom. The text provides little information about editorial or corrections practices, so the score reflects a credible local-news baseline rather than a top-tier national standard.
- Source type — Local news publisher, a generally credible source with a regional reporting operation.
- Author attribution — The story is attributed to WILX News 10.
- Transparency — The page identifies the publisher and carries a WILX copyright notice.
- Editorial standards — The article text does not provide specific evidence about corrections policies or editorial standards.
The report attributes the statements to Trump, Slotkin and the lawmakers and quotes their messages directly. It offers the principal sides’ statements but little independent context or response from the administration to the lawmakers’ claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents Trump’s posts and the lawmakers’ response, allowing readers to see both sides of the dispute. It does not include an administration response to the lawmakers’ claims or additional legal context about the dispute.
- Counterarguments presented — The lawmakers’ response follows Trump’s posts, but the article does not include a further response from Trump or his administration.
- Source diversity — Both sides’ statements are included, though the reporting relies mainly on statements and social-media posts.
- Loaded language — Charged phrases are quoted and attributed rather than adopted in the reporter’s voice.
- Omitted context — The article gives little independent legal or policy context for the dispute over unlawful orders.
The report uses attributed statements and direct quotations to describe the dispute without adopting either side’s characterization as fact. Its language is largely descriptive rather than politically evaluative.
- Language tone — Mostly neutral descriptions with inflammatory language presented as direct quotations.
- Source selection — Includes statements from Trump and from Slotkin and the other lawmakers.
- Framing — Frames the story around Trump’s posts and the lawmakers’ response without an explicit editorial verdict.
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President Donald Trump called a video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other lawmakers “seditious,” wrote “Lock them up??” and later said the behavior was punishable by death. Slotkin and the lawmakers responded by defending their message that service members should refuse unlawful orders and condemning Trump’s posts.
Trump posted on Truth Social after Slotkin and other lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds released a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders. The video did not specify particular orders; the lawmakers said the administration was pitting military and intelligence professionals against American citizens. Trump called their conduct “seditious” and later said it was “punishable by DEATH!”
Slotkin and the other lawmakers said their oath to the Constitution required them to continue speaking out and that threats would not deter them. Slotkin also posted a video saying Trump had threatened her and other members of Congress with arrest, trial and death by hanging.
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- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 11% good look
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23 OUTLETSA video by Democratic lawmakers urged service members to refuse illegal orders; Trump called the message seditious and said the conduct was punishable by death. Left-leaning outlets emphasize the posts as threats, lawmakers’ safety and whether Republican leaders condemn Trump. Center outlets mainly track the exchange and responses from lawmakers and officials, sometimes centering security concerns. Right-leaning outlets question the lawmakers’ video or the attention given to Trump’s response.
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