White House Announces That All of Former President Trump's Commands to the Military Are Considered Legal
Kelly appeared in a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders and later answered reported court-martial threats.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYInternational Business Times UK has an identifiable publisher and byline, but this article uses highly charged language and provides limited sourcing for its most consequential claims. The page gives little indication of the outlet’s corrections practices or reporting process.
- Source type — International news publisher, but this article’s presentation is more sensational than a conventional straight news report.
- Editorial standards — The article’s strongly evaluative language makes its reporting standards difficult to assess from this page.
- Author attribution — A named author is provided.
- Transparency — The page offers limited information about sourcing and corrections practices.
The article includes direct quotations and identifies the central participants, but relies heavily on asserted claims and gives little sourcing or independent context for the reported court-martial possibility. Its loaded narration also blurs reporting and argument.
HOW WE SCORE ↗Leavitt’s statements are quoted, but the article surrounds them with critical characterizations and offers little context from military-law experts or other independent sources. The overall presentation is largely one-sided.
- Loaded language — The narration repeatedly uses evaluative and accusatory wording.
- Counterarguments presented — Leavitt’s defense of the administration’s position is included, but competing interpretations are not explored in depth.
- Source diversity — The article offers quotations from political figures but little independent expert or documentary sourcing.
- Opinion vs reporting — Argumentative framing is interwoven with reported claims.
The article is strongly critical of the Trump administration and presents its position as a threat to constitutional principles. Repeatedly evaluative language and little independent counter-framing give the piece a clear left-leaning presentation.
- Language tone — Uses phrases such as “breathtaking declaration,” “strained interpretation,” and “mindlessly supporting.”
- Framing — Frames the administration’s position as a fundamental challenge to the rule of law.
- Source selection — Includes Leavitt’s remarks but gives most of the narrative framing to the lawmakers’ criticism and Kelly’s response.
The article says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the presumption that military orders are lawful, while Democratic lawmakers in a video urged troops to refuse illegal orders. It also reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was weighing court-martial proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly, who responded publicly.
The article quotes Leavitt saying lawful orders are presumed legal and arguing that questioning orders could create disorder in the military. It also reports that she challenged critics to identify an illegal order from the administration. The article says a federal judge had ruled the administration’s National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., illegal.
The article describes a video featuring Sen. Mark Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers urging service members to refuse illegal orders. It reports that Hegseth was reportedly weighing court-martialing Kelly, and quotes Kelly describing his military and NASA service and saying he would not be silenced.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 60% good look
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