Last week, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and other Democrats shared a video directed at members of the military and intelligence communities. In that video, they said our armed forces have an obligation to disobey "illegal orders" given by President Trump and his administration.
President Trump called them out for it, and rightly noted the penalties for sedition and treason can include a death sentence. The Democrats, who just essentially called for a military coup against a duly elected President, responded to that factual statement by Trump as "proof" that he was calling for political violence against them.
Now, Slotkin went on ABC and admitted the President has not issued any illegal orders.
Elissa Slotkin ADMITS Democrats lied about President Trump issuing illegal orders to the military:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 23, 2025
ABC: "Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?"
SLOTKIN: "To my knowledge I am not aware of things that are illegal." pic.twitter.com/63F8AHkK7E
"To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal, but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela," Slotkin said.
Why is our legacy media so dumb?
— John Hyde (@The_DrJ3ckyll) November 23, 2025
It wasn’t about illegal orders.
It was about orders the Dems don’t agree with and wanted to let those who would openly defy them that they and the swamp would have their backs.
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The legacy media isn't dumb. They know precisely what Slotkin and her colleagues meant by "illegal orders" — orders Democrats don't like. And those Democrats were fine with men and women of our military facing serious consequences under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which can include the death penalty for treasonous behavior.
So, if service members disobey these “non-illegal, illegal orders”, will Elissa Slotkin still have their backs? pic.twitter.com/pdpSSAbSA5
— Phil, Reality's PR Guy (@PhilALarsen) November 23, 2025
No one believes the Democrats would "have their backs" because Congress cannot change the outcome of a court-martial. A President could, in theory, pardon or commute a sentence handed down by the military, but that's a heck of a gamble. What if a Democrat doesn't win in 2028 or 2032? Is Slotkin expecting a member of the military to spend the next decade in prison so Democrats can brag they resisted Trump?
Vice President J.D. Vance reminded Slotkin and friends that what they did was, in fact, illegal.
If the president hasn't issued illegal orders, them members of Congress telling the military to defy the president is by definition illegal. https://t.co/Q5drUE6BLS
— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 23, 2025
There should be consequences for this.
Anatomy of a crumbling narrative.
— Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) November 23, 2025
The dems were all on the same script until they were challenged.
This was a disgraceful attempt to lower our Troops confidence in orders issued by @realDonaldTrump.
Now ask, for what purpose?
We all know. https://t.co/hkmanrtQbX
We all know precisely what the purpose of this.
Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin knows exactly what she was doing.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 23, 2025
She’s trying to destabilize the United States and undermine the Commander in Chief, President Donald Trump.
It’s sick. https://t.co/Eh1a0E6ArH
And that's exactly it.
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