White House blasts news outlets for coverage of ‘illegal orders’ video
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after meeting with military service members on Thanksgiving Day in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 27, 2025.
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white house On Friday evening, the Boston Globe named CBS News and The Independent “media criminals of the week” and criticized their coverage of a video in which Democratic lawmakers told the U.S. military they could disobey illegal orders.
The Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Last week, six Democrats, all with military or national security experience, posted a video Reminding service members that they have the right to refuse illegal orders. President Donald Trump accused them of “seditious behavior” and said “in the old days” it was “punishable by death.”
The FBI now wants to interview Senator Mark Kelly and other Democrats featured in the video.
The White House has denied allegations that Trump gave illegal orders. But some experts have said the Pentagon’s deadly campaign against alleged drug smuggling in the Caribbean is illegal.
on friday, The Washington Post reported In which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth verbally ordered the killing of the entire crew of a suspected drug ship. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., a Marine Corps veteran, told the newspaper that Americans would eventually be tried for the incident “either as a war crime or outright murder.”
