'SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL': Trump goes all caps in brand-new attack against Democrats urging U.S. military to refuse orders * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
Trump called the lawmakers’ message seditious and said they should be jailed.
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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates WorldNetDaily, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
WorldNetDaily is a strongly partisan outlet with weaker institutional credibility than established national newsrooms. The article names its author and attributes statements, but it relies heavily on political claims and provides limited independent verification.
- Source type — Although categorized as national news, the outlet is strongly partisan and does not merit the credibility of established national reporting organizations.
- Editorial standards — The story presents political accusations without independent legal analysis or substantial verification.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
The article identifies speakers and quotes their statements, and includes the lawmakers’ video message and the White House press secretary’s response. It offers little independent context or legal analysis and gives limited space to the lawmakers’ explanation of their message.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes the lawmakers’ words urging refusal of illegal orders and Kelly’s response, but most quoted reactions characterize the lawmakers’ conduct as dangerous or criminal. It provides little independent examination of the legal claims or the administration’s conduct.
- Counterarguments presented — The lawmakers’ message is included, but there is little direct response from them to Trump’s criminal accusations.
- Source diversity — Most of the quoted commentary comes from Trump and allies or aligned political voices.
- Loaded language — The article includes loaded descriptions such as “traitors” and “insurrection,” largely as attributed quotations or embedded material.
The article’s language and selection of material favor Trump’s criticism of the Democrats, including an embedded attack calling Mark Kelly a traitor. It gives little independent scrutiny to the accusations or the lawmakers’ rationale.
- Language tone — The headline foregrounds Trump’s attack, while the body includes hostile descriptions of the lawmakers.
- Source selection — It quotes Trump, a Trump aide, a Republican senator and the White House press secretary, with little critical response from the lawmakers.
- Framing — The article presents the Democrats’ message as a controversy and includes accusations of treason and insurrection without independent evaluation.
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President Donald Trump called Democrats who urged military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders “traitors” and said they should be jailed. The dispute centers on a video by six lawmakers and Trump’s claims that their message was seditious.
Trump posted that the Democrats should be jailed and called their message “sedition at the highest level.” He had previously described their conduct as “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump did not want members of Congress executed, while warning that the video could disrupt the military chain of command.
The video featured six lawmakers, including Mark Kelly, urging service members and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders. Kelly pushed back against Trump by referring to political violence and his wife’s near-fatal shooting. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso called the Democrats’ strategy “dangerous,” and Stephen Miller said they were “openly calling for insurrection.”
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 21% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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SWIPE →President whose posts attacking the lawmakers are the central subject
Senator who participated in the video and responded to Trump’s criticism
Kelly's version of this story ↗Senator who participated in the video urging refusal of illegal orders
Senate Majority Whip commenting on the Democrats’ video
Defense secretary referenced in a social-media post about the video
Representative who participated in the video urging refusal of illegal orders
Representative who participated in the video urging refusal of illegal orders
Representative who participated in the video urging refusal of illegal orders
White House press secretary responding to a question about Trump’s comments
Representative who participated in the video urging refusal of illegal orders
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20 OUTLETSOutlets agree Trump responded to a video by six Democratic lawmakers urging service members to refuse illegal orders by calling their conduct seditious and saying it was punishable by death. Left-leaning outlets portray the remarks as threats that endanger lawmakers and fault Republicans for not speaking out. Center outlets largely report the dispute, lawmakers’ responses and security concerns, though some opinion coverage sharply condemns Trump. Right-leaning outlets split between echoing Trump’s accusation or casting Democrats’ safety concerns as an overreaction and reporting criticism alongside Trump’s defense.
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