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First, it was a coalition of Democrats in Congress who called for members of the U.S. military to disobey orders from their commander-in-chief that were "illegal," although that wasn't defined.
Then President Donald Trump noted that such actions, determined to the insurrectionist or treasonous, could result in penalties up to and including execution.
Then a "hyperventilating" Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took to the social media stage to demand that Trump's comments cannot be tolerated, that it is time for Republicans, Democrats, business leaders and everyone else to "pick a f***ing side" against Trump.
Murphy's rant:
The president of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. This is not normal. We cannot allow this to feel normal. This, as far as I know, has never happened before in the history of the country. Every Democratic member of the Senate and the House, their life is in jeopardy right now, especially those that were specifically targeted by this social media post. Democratic senators and House members who were simply saying that no member of the military should act illegally or in violation of the Constitution.
The president of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it's time to pick a f***ing side. If you are a Republican in Congress, if you are a Republican governor, maybe it's time to draw a line in the sand and say that under no circumstances should the president of the United States be calling on his political opposition to be hanged. We are at a very dangerous moment right now. The president is engaged in the wholesale incitement, endorsement and rationalization of political violence in this country.
This is a very slippery slope that we are on. This is a moment for people to step up, for republicans to step up, for business leaders to step up. Anybody who has a voice or a soapbox in this country needs to draw a line in the sand and say that it is not acceptable for the president of the United States to call on the murder of his political oppositions."
Trump's comment:
SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, puishable by DEATH!
This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? President DJT
And the original call for a military insurrection:
Murphy's diatribe failed to fully explain the call from his own party members for military members to defy the military's chain of command and follow orders of their own choosing, a circumstance that would deprive any military organization in the world of its ability to operate.
The Democrats didn't define "illegal" orders, but those presumably would be orders with which Democrats disagree politically.
Trump accurately pointed out that offense like insurrection, treason, and the like, have been dealt with harshly in America's past.
Further, it is Trump who has survived at least two assassination attempts in the last year or so, and it is Trump who repeatedly has been labeled a "Hitler" by Democrats. In fact, a newly elected Democrat state official openly called for the murder of his political opponent and his children — and Democrats still elected him to office.
