Sen. John Fetterman accuses President Donald Trump of ‘dangerous rhetoric’
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania accused President Donald Trump of “dangerous rhetoric” after the commander in chief criticized Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military and intelligence community to reject illegal orders.
“ABOMINATIVE BEHAVIOR is punishable by DEATH!” Trump declared this in a Truth Social post on Thursday. In another post published early Thursday, Trump said, “This is truly bad and dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. BETTER BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! SHUT THEM DOWN?”
Fetterman, who was not one of the six lawmakers in the controversial video, responded by condemning the president’s rhetoric.
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Left: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks during a hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2025; Right: President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 6, 2025. (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Right: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
One to mail The senator said of X: “I strongly reject this dangerous rhetoric. Do not threaten members of Congress, Republican or Democrat. This is simply wrong, without exception.”
Speaking about the video during an interview on Friday’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Trump said he “didn’t know about modern days, but in the old days,” such comments “could have been punishable by death.”
Trump said he “didn’t threaten” the lawmakers but believed they were “in serious trouble.” He said they were “essentially” telling the military not to follow the president’s orders, and noted that in his view, the lawmakers were violating the law.
The six Democratic lawmakers featured in the video that sparked Trump’s ire were: Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Rep. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado.
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In the video, lawmakers accused the Trump administration of pitting members of the nation’s uniformed military and intelligence community against U.S. citizens and encouraged the rejection of “illegal orders.”
Six Democrats released a statement Thursday to applaud Trump after he criticized them on Truth Social.
TRUMP DEFENDED HIS ‘PUNISHED BY DEATH’ COMMENT, CALLED THE DEMOCRATS’ MILITARY VIDEO ‘PROVINCIAL BEHAVIOR’
President Donald Trump watches the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on November 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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They said during part of the meeting: “What is most telling is that the President thinks that reforming the law would be punishable by death. Our soldiers must know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the Constitution and their obligation to obey only lawful orders.” expression. “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for murder and political violence.”
