“Used to mean death”Trump relativizes his death threats against the Democratic Party
Six Democratic members of Congress called on US troops to defy the government’s illegal orders. President Trump was outraged by the call and called for the death penalty for politicians. But now the Republican Party is making a comeback.
After receiving harsh criticism, US President Donald Trump tried to reconsider his threats against Democratic members of Congress. “I’m not threatening them with death, but I think they’re in serious trouble. That means death,” he said in an interview with Fox News Radio. According to him, members of parliament had violated the law by asking members of the US military to refuse the US President’s orders.
What really happened? In the video Trump released, six Democratic members of Congress, who also have military or intelligence backgrounds, essentially called on members of the US military not to put themselves under pressure. “Our law is clear: You can refuse illegal orders – you must refuse illegal orders,” he said. No one may carry out orders that violate the law or the constitution.
Trump then made several posts on the Truth Social platform in which he accused a group of Democrats of “treasonous insurrectionary behavior.” In another post, he did not mention her by name, but wrote: “WELLLESS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
The Democratic Party reacted strongly. Senator Elissa Slotkin warned in a clip published by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that Trump was effectively calling for the execution of elected representatives. “Let me be clear: The President of the United States is calling for the execution of elected officials,” Schumer said. It was “extremely dangerous”.
