Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are condemning President Donald Trump for accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition, “punishable by DEATH,” with Sen. Ed Markey making an attempt to fundraise off the “dangerous” rhetoric.
The delegation is sounding off on Trump for making “threats” on social media in response to the group of Democrats – all six of whom are veterans of the armed companies and intelligence neighborhood – calling on U.S. navy members to uphold the Structure and defy “illegal orders.”
The president on Thursday reposted an article a couple of video of the lawmakers talking on to U.S. service members, whom Michigan Sen. Elise Slotkin acknowledges are “under enormous stress and pressure right now.”
Trump, in his Reality Social submit, described the Democrats’ commentary as “really bad, and dangerous to our country.”
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!!” the president said. “LOCK THEM UP???” He additionally referred to as for the lawmakers to be arrested and placed on trial, including in a separate submit that it was “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”
Trump additionally reposted dozens of posts on Reality Social, together with ones that stated “Insurrection. TREASON!” and “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!”
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated throughout a information briefing Thursday that the Democratic lawmakers shouldn’t be executed for sedition.
When requested if Trump meant that the Democratic lawmakers who’re navy veterans behind the video needs to be killed, Leavitt stated, “No.”
It didn’t take lengthy for members of the Massachusetts delegation to chime in, with Markey sending an e mail by means of his marketing campaign in search of donations. He made a point out of January sixth and stated that Trump voters are “turning on” the president for his “involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“Our progressive movement will not be deterred by threats,” Markey said. “We won’t bend the knee to Trump, at the same time as he threatens the very lives of our colleagues. For those who’re with me, please:
“Make a contribution today to power our movement to topple Trump’s authoritarian administration and stand up against anything they throw our way,” the 79-year-old senator, in search of re-election, added. “These threats are supposed to make us hand over — we won’t.
The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Slotkin’s X account.
In it, the six lawmakers — Slotkin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan — say the Trump administration “is pitting our uniformed military against American citizens. They call for service members “refuse illegal orders” and “stand up for our laws.”
Though the lawmakers didn’t point out particular circumstances within the video, its launch comes because the Trump administration continues its makes an attempt to deploy Nationwide Guard troops into U.S. cities to crack down on crime.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson stated he didn’t imagine Trump was calling for violence within the social media posts, saying Trump was merely “defining a crime,” and calling the Democrats’ video “wildly inappropriate.”
“Think of the threat that is to our national security and what it means for our institution,” Johnson added.
Massachusetts Democrats Lori Trahan, Seth Moulton, Richard Neal, Jim McGovern and Home Minority Whip Katherine Clarke all sounded off towards Trump in respective social media posts.
“These are the actions of an unstable man who has shown no respect for the servicemembers and veterans who volunteered to risk their lives to protect our fundamental rights,” Trahan said, “including our freedom of speech and open disagreement.”
The Related Press contributed to this report
