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Democrats and Republicans heard two very different takeaways when a group of Democratic lawmakers called on U.S. servicemembers not to carry out certain orders in a video that went viral on social media on Tuesday.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., one of the lawmakers featured in the video, expressed exasperation with how critics had framed its message.

“I’m not telling people to ignore orders,” Houlahan said on Wednesday. “I’m enormously frustrated with the way that this very sensible video is being interpreted in a really insidious way.”

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Houlahan, alongside five other Democrats with military or intelligence experience, had encouraged service

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