What happened

President Donald Trump Thursday repeatedly accused a group of congressional Democrats of sedition for posting a video reminding military personnel they have a duty to refuse illegal orders. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???” Trump said on social media. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.” All six Democrats in the PSA-style video, first posted by Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) on Tuesday, previously served in the military or intelligence services.

Who said what

Trump is “calling for the execution of elected officials,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor. This “deadly serious” threat is like “lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline.” Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called the video “ill advi

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