"US President Donald Trump says six Democratic politicians, all of whom are veterans, have committed seditious behaviour punishable by death after they urged members of the military not to obey unlawful orders.
"In a video posted on X, the Democratic politicians urge current members of the US military and spy agencies to refuse illegal orders and to defend the constitution.
"The video was posted by Senator Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA officer, on November 18 and has so far been viewed more than 12 million times.
"On his Truth Social page, Mr Trump responded by saying 'this is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country'.
"'Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???'
"'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'
"Mr Trump also reposted a number of comments on his page about the video, including one calling for the politicians to be hanged.
Some Democrats were quick to condemn the president's posts, with Senator Chris Coons urging Republicans to 'swiftly condemn this'.
"'The administration should never try to force our servicemembers to carry out an illegal order,' he said.
"'Calling for the execution of senators and Congressmembers for reminding our troops of that is chilling behavior.'"
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"In the video, they said: 'This administration is putting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.'
"'Right now, the threats to our constitution aren't just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,' they added.
"'You can refuse illegal orders,' Senator Kelly said."