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Democrats Trump Threatened With Death Penalty Slam His Calls for Murder, Political Violence: 'Time for Moral Clarity'

Slotkin joined five congressional Democrats in defending their video and condemning Trump’s death-penalty comments.

Democrats Trump Threatened With Death Penalty Slam His Calls for Murder, Political Violence: 'Time for Moral Clarity'
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Six congressional Democrats condemned President Trump’s death-penalty comments after he criticized their video urging troops not to follow illegal orders. Speaker Mike Johnson defended Trump’s remarks and criticized the Democrats’ conduct.

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Elissa Slotkin D · MI · SEN

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 82% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Senator who joined the group’s video and response to Trump’s remarks

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose posts threatened the Democrats with the death penalty

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Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator who joined the group’s video and response to Trump’s remarks

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who defended Trump’s remarks

Representative who joined the group’s video and joint response

Representative who joined the group’s video and joint response

Representative who joined the group’s video and joint response

Jason Crow
D · CO-6

Representative who joined the group’s video and joint response

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Trump Accuses Slotkin and Other Lawmakers of Sedition Over Video

President Donald Trump accused Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democratic lawmakers of sedition after they urged service members to refuse illegal orders in a video. Left-leaning outlets cast the lawmakers’ message as patriotic and Trump’s response as menacing. Center outlets largely recount competing claims and responses, with some attention to Slotkin’s security concerns. Right-leaning outlets frame the video as an attention-seeking stunt, treating Slotkin’s post as evidence of that interpretation.

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