Trump Slams Dem ‘Sedition’ As GOP Senators Rally To Defend Mark Kelly

 

 

President Trump is thundering about “SEDITION” and even invoking the death penalty — but two senior Republicans are telling him to calm down, back off, and remember who he’s talking about.

A growing GOP bloc is now openly defending Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as the Pentagon investigates a video in which he and five other Democratic lawmakers reminded U.S. service members that they can legally refuse illegal orders. Trump exploded, branding them “traitors” and later escalating to “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

 

But Utah Sen. John Curtis shot back Tuesday, saying Kelly’s record “has been defined by service,” noting his decades in the Navy and four NASA shuttle missions. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski followed, calling the accusations “reckless and flat-out wrong” and mocking the probe as a “frivolous” distraction for both the Pentagon and FBI.

 

The video at the center of the firestorm features Kelly, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Reps. Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow — all with military or intelligence backgrounds — telling active-duty personnel: “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.” The lawmakers argue the message is nothing more than a restatement of military law.

Trump, however, has seized on the clip to ramp up accusations of sedition, demanding jail time and amplifying the idea that the group gave a subversive directive to the armed forces. The White House later clarified that while Trump wants “consequences,” he does not want them executed.

 

The Pentagon says its review will follow military law and due process — but Kelly himself has pushed back hard, accusing Trump’s allies of weaponizing the investigation for political theater.

The clash now sits at the intersection of loyalty, legality, and the military’s obligation to the Constitution rather than the Commander-in-Chief — a fault line Trump appears eager to test.

 

Key Takeaways

• GOP Sens. Curtis and Murkowski publicly defended Sen. Mark Kelly as Trump amps up sedition claims.

• Trump insists the lawmakers committed “SEDITION,” while the Pentagon opens a formal review.

• The disputed video simply states that service members may refuse illegal orders — a core principle of U.S. military law.

 

SOURCE:  THE HILL

Kelly is an American Hero and Trump is not only a coward but a traitor to his nation and his people. He is indeed the one who should be tried and imprisoned.

 

US senator Mark Kelly said it was “non-controversial” for him and other Democrats to implore military personnel to disobey “illegal orders” from the Trump administration – hitting back at accusations of “serious allegations of misconduct” leveled against him by the Pentagon.

 

“I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial – and that was that members of the military should follow the law,” the Arizona Democrat senator, a former US Navy officer and astronaut who flew on four separate space shuttle missions between 2001 and 2011, told MS Now on Monday night.

 

Kelly then alluded to how the president went on social media to say Kelly and the others had engaged in “seditious behavior, punishable by death” – while also republishing another user’s post containing the phrase “hang them”.

 

“And in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged, I should be prosecuted,” Kelly said to political talkshow host Rachel Maddow.

 

He added: “If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the constitution.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/mark-kelly-troops-disobey-illegal-orders-comments?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

 

The whole issue is really this simple. Trump has no idea what is written in the US constitution. Kelly does.

 

 

Shout out to any MAGA cultists - tell us one thing incorrect or seditious that was stated by any of those politicians in the video.

 

We'll wait.

7 minutes ago, marin said:

The whole issue is really this simple. Trump has no idea what is written in the US constitution. Kelly does.

 

 

Wheres your source for that ? Certainly not the picture you stole off the internet.

Thank you Captain Kelly for your service you are a man of honor. Please continue telling the officers not to listen to the grossly unqualified, grossly incompetent, and terribly inexperienced circus goon Hesgeth. 

 

One of these guys flew combat missions and piloted the Space Shuttle. 

 

And one of these guys had his car keys confiscated at the bar, then vomited in the back of an Uber. Would he even qualify to be the head of the San Diego chapter of the Boy Scouts? I seriously doubt it. 

 

 

40 minutes ago, Slowhand225 said:

Wheres your source for that ? Certainly not the picture you stole off the internet.

Stole??

The SOD/SOW (Pete) is so stupid he would need a guidance councilor to work in a McD!😂

 

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, Slowhand225 said:

Wheres your source for that ? Certainly not the picture you stole off the internet.

Frustrated much? Its all coming down like a house of cards. 😅

4 minutes ago, marin said:

Frustrated much? Its all coming down like a house of cards. 😅

So you have nothing, just your poor feelings.

If you had any idea about whats going on then you'd know Kelly is subject to CM for his behavior.

Just now, Slowhand225 said:

If you had any idea about whats going on then you'd know Kelly is subject to CM for his behavior.

Stop it, Trump says he is and you lap it up. Its so sad. How we doing on the Comey indictment, and the redistricting? Losing, keep with it all the way to jail.  

 

You also must have never studied US history. 

11 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Stole??

 

Common slang use of the word in much of N. America. You wouldn't know though

I'm still waiting for just one illegal order Trump has issued to the military. So far it's crickets on this one.

Just now, marin said:

Stop it, Trump says he is and you lap it up. Its so sad. How we doing on the Comey indictment, and the redistricting? Losing, keep with it all the way to jail.  

 

You also must have never studied US history. 

 

Did he ? Huh, had no idea. Clearly you did though, why is that ?  What is it about him that makes him so, so irresistible to you ?

Theres help for you yet.

1 minute ago, Slowhand225 said:

 

Common slang use of the word in much of N. America. You wouldn't know though

 

True, I don't steal much.

 

 

2 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I'm still waiting for just one illegal order Trump has issued to the military. So far it's crickets on this one.

Uh, okay................you sure you're not confused again, buddy? Maybe if you spell it out I can help you again.

Oooooh, this has got to hurt.😄

 

 

Grok (AI):

 

 

The Super-Gov has some words for Donny's attack on the true patriot, Senator/Captain/Astronaut Mark Kelly, and he's spot on as usual!

 

 

 

 

You couldn't fill even one of Mark Kelly's boots despite your obesity and bone spurs.

 

 

 

 

I will be here for it!

 

 

 

 

15 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I'm still waiting for just one illegal order Trump has issued to the military. So far it's crickets on this one.

Extra judicial killings of ‘alleged drug smugglers’ is an example.

 

 

18 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Shout out to any MAGA cultists - tell us one thing incorrect or seditious that was stated by any of those politicians in the video.

 

We'll wait.

 

18 hours ago, Slowhand225 said:

So you have nothing, just your poor feelings.

If you had any idea about whats going on then you'd know Kelly is subject to CM for his behavior.

I'm sure Happy Expats and many others are still waiting. What was sedatious?

On 11/26/2025 at 4:55 PM, Slowhand225 said:

If you had any idea about whats going on then you'd know Kelly is subject to CM for his behavior.

Dude, the guy's no longer in the Navy, sheesh!

 

And when will any of these 'service' members grow a spine and actually refuse those illegal orders?

NG are reserve troops. What are troops doing on the streets of America, anyway?

Just think,  instead of wasting time .......

 

"Kelly’s record “has been defined by service,” noting his decades in the Navy and four NASA shuttle missions. "

 

Mark could have been bankrupting hotels and casinos and fighting court cases  ! 

 

17 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Dude, the guy's no longer in the Navy, sheesh!

 

And when will any of these 'service' members grow a spine and actually refuse those illegal orders?

NG are reserve troops. What are troops doing on the streets of America, anyway?

You've never served in the American military or you'd understand how it works. You don't.

There have been no illegal orders. I'd ask you to show just one of them but you can't
Clearly you don't understand the function of the National Guard, do some reading

I don't believe anyone can be prosecuted for telling the truth. Nazis were hanged after WWII for saying they were just following orders. If an act is illegal, soldiers must refuse or face prosecution. 

Ask Lieutenant William Calley Jr.

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