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With controversy raging over Democrats urging the U.S. military and intelligence community to refuse to obey "illegal orders" from President Trump, the Democrat senator who is leading the charge that Trump calls "sedition at the highest level" "punishable by death" was asked point-blank Sunday if any illegal orders have been issued by the commander in chief.
On ABC's "This Week" broadcast, anchor Martha Raddatz asked U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who is a former CIA officer: "Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?"
"To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal," Slotkin responded, "but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela."
As WorldNetDaily reported, Trump took to Truth Social late Saturday night to blast Slotkin and her Democrat colleagues suggesting the chain of command be broken.
"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW, NOT ROAMING THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS OK. IT WASN'T, AND NEVER WILL BE!" Trump exclaimed.
"IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND SEDITION IS A MAJOR CRIME. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!"
Slotkin told ABC: "He's trying to get us to shut up because he doesn't want to be talking about this," Slotkin said. "In fact, I would argue that one of the things that he's been doing by repeating it and talking about it is trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, which were the [Jeffrey] Epstein files and then the economy."
Slotkin said: "My primary concern is the use of U.S. military on American shores … in our cities and in our streets. We've seen now the courts overturn the deployment of U.S. military into our streets, including here in Washington, D.C.
"When you look at these videos coming out of places like Chicago, it makes me incredibly nervous that we're about to see people in law enforcement, people in uniformed military, get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians. It is very – a very, very stressful situation for these law enforcement and for the communities on the ground. So it was basically a warning to say, like, if you're asked to do something, particularly against American citizens, you have the ability to go to your JAG officer and push back."
Raddatz asked the senator: "And with these service members calling you, couldn't you have done a video saying just what you just said? If you are asked to do something, if you are worried about whether it is legal or not, you can do this. It does imply that the president is having illegal orders which you have not seen."
Slotkin replied: "I think for us, it was just a statement widely, right? We say very quickly and very – to all the folks who come to us – this is the process: Go to your JAG officer, ask them for explanation, for top cover, for their view on things. We do that on a case by case basis, but we wanted to speak directly to the volumes of people who had come to us on this.
Regarding the potential for further U.S. military action targeting Venezuela. Slotkin said: "Certainly, the sheer size of the military buildup in and around Venezuela – I mean, you have to assume that when superpowers put that much force into an area that they're going to use it. They brought in aircraft carriers. They brought in F-35s."
"Certainly if we're going to actually think about prosecuting some sort of war or military action against the mainland of Venezuela, I would hope that the president would want to have that conversation publicly, bring in the American people who are not looking to get into another war, who are not looking to get into regime change."
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After Democratic lawmakers, who also are military veterans, released a video this week warning service personnel about following orders of the commander in chief that may be "illegal," President Trump reacted angrily, saying the action was "seditious."
Now a group of Republican veterans have released their own video, reminding Americans in the military of the oath they took to the Constitution and criticizing the "insinuation" of the Democrats that Trump had given "illegal" orders.
The video was put together by the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Represenatives.
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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.
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A 7-Eleven clerk in Oklahoma who shot an attacker choking her and threatening to kill her in a dispute over counterfeit cash has now found herself out of a job, as the convenience store fired her.
The mayhem erupted Thursday night in Oklahoma City, where Stephanie Dilyard, 25, got into a confrontation with 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson, who allegedly sought to pay with a fake $100 bill.
"He threatened me, and said he was gonna slice my head off, and that's when I tried to call the police," Dillard told KOKH-TV.
"He started throwing things at me, came behind the counter. I tried to run off, but he grabbed his hands around my neck, and pushed me out of the counter space, that's when I pulled out my gun and I shot him."
Thompson, who was struck by the bullet in his stomach, fled the scene and was later arrested after he called 9-1-1. He was charged with assault and battery, threatening acts of violence, attempting to pass a fake bill and a felony warrant for violating parole.
Police cleared Dilyard of any wrongdoing thanks to Oklahoma's "Stand Your Ground" law protecting individuals who use force in self-defense.
The saga took a dark turn when 7-Eleven terminated the clerk on Monday for using her own gun.
"They said that they were going to separate from employment because of a violation of policy," said Dilyard, who worked the overnight shift alone for more than two years.
"This was a situation where I felt like I was put into a corner between choosing between my job and my life, and I'm always going to choose my life because there's people that depend on me. Just, I'm going, I'm going home, you know. I need to be here for my kids."
"If I'd known that there's a potential that somebody could be for real in taking my life away that I will do whatever it takes. I hope that women see that, and they'll do the same thing. You have the right to defend yourself."
7-Eleven has yet to provide comment on the incident.
A GoFundMe page has now been set up for Dilyard, as she went into further detail about her plight.
"As many already know, us overnight clerks are by ourselves. We have no security, and we are not allowed to carry self defense weapons, including mace," she explained.
"However, working conditions, it was not realistic for me to be able to follow policy AND be able to go home to my kids if a situation happened. That's is why I decided to carry in the first place.
"I never expected for me to be in this situation, but I did what I had to do to go home to my kids. I was a good employee, committed and determined, but in-between a rock and a hard place I had to make a quick decision – lose my life, or lose my job.
"If you can, anything helps my family and I while I take time to recover and look for another job. Whole reason I was working overnight in the first place was to save to buy a home and get out of the city, and now I want that more than ever. "
Some online comments include:
"7-Eleven has a corporate policy prohibiting weapons of any kind. The policy applies to corporate stores and Franchisees. It is a sh*tty policy, but the Franchisees have to live with it. Employees can get another job, if the Franchisee looses the franchise, they have lost their livelihood."
"Sadly, this kind of thing is not uncommon. A far better response from 7-11 would have been: 'In light of this incident, we have reviewed our corporate policies & have decided to encourage employees to lawfully protect themselves. Employee & customer safety is our top priority.'"
"I'm sure they would have paid for her funeral had she followed the employee handbook."
"7/11 wants their employees to let themselves be killed rather than defend themselves. Wtf @7eleven?! Give her her job back!!!"
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Apparently, not everyone named JD Vance is a MAGA Republican.
Consider James Donald "JD" Vance Jr., a Michigan man sentenced to two years in prison for threatening to kill the Vice President JD Vance, as well as President Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk.
Vance Jr., a 67-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to the dastardly deed after using left-wing social media app BlueSky to post several threats, reports the New York Post.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan, Vance used the alias "Diaperjdv."
"If Trump, Vance, or Musk ever come to my city again, they will leave it in a body bag," Vance allegedly wrote in an April 1 post.
"I will either be shot by a secret service sniper or spend the rest of my life in prison. I've only got about 10 years of life left anyway so I don't f***ing care either way," he added.
In another post, on March 7, with the headline "Donald Trump Jr. Considering a Run for President in 2028," Vance threatened the president's oldest son.
"I will murder that stupid f***er before he gets secret service protection," Vance wrote, according to federal investigators.
The Post reports that Vance pleaded guilty to two felonies of threatening to kill or injure the president and vice president, and interstate threatening communications.
United States Attorney Timothy VerHey said in a statement:
"When Vance said he planned to kill our President and the Vice President simply because he disagreed with them, he crossed a line we all understand and so had to be punished."
The older Vance is not related to the veep, whose birth name is James Donald Bowman. He later changed his name to James David Vance.
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PALM BEACH, Florida – Both Bill and Hillary Clinton are refusing to appear before the U.S. Congress to testify in connection with the sordid case of convicted Palm Beach pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a member of the House Oversight Committee.
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., made that assertion Monday afternoon, stating: "Bill and Hillary Clinton are refusing to appear before House Oversight for their depositions regarding Jeffrey Epstein."
"Notice how House Democrats suddenly have nothing to say about it," the congresswoman added.
On Monday, President Donald Trump again directly tied Bill Clinton to Epstein, saying, "All of [Epstein's] friends were Democrats. You look at this Reid Hoffman, you look at Larry Summers, Bill Clinton, they went to his island all the time, and many others. All Democrats."
This comes on the heels of Trump's Truth Social post on Friday, where he named the same names, saying, "Records show that these men, and many others, spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his 'Island.' Stay tuned!!!"
With Former President Clinton being potentially connected to Epstein by Trump with last week's release of more emails, Clinton spokesman Angel Ureña stated in a brief statement on X: "These emails prove Bill Clinton did nothing and knew nothing. The rest is noise meant to distract from election losses, backfiring shutdowns, and who knows what else."
As WorldNetDaily reported earlier Monday, after initially calling people urging the release of files on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein "stupid" and "foolish," Trump has pulled a 180 and is now making a fresh call to make all the files public.
In a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump said: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat 'Shutdown.'
"The Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on 'Epstein,' are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON'T CARE!
"All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT, which is the Economy, 'Affordability' (where we are winning BIG!), our Victory on reducing Inflation from the highest level in History to practically nothing, bringing down prices for the American People, delivering Historic Tax Cuts, gaining Trillions of Dollars of Investment into America (A RECORD!), the rebuilding of our Military, securing our Border, deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, ending Men in Women's Sports, stopping Transgender for Everyone, and so much more! Nobody cared about Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive and, if the Democrats had anything, they would have released it before our Landslide Election Victory.
"Some 'members' of the Republican Party are being 'used,' and we can't let that happen. Let's start talking about the Republican Party's Record Setting Achievements, and not fall into the Epstein 'TRAP,' which is actually a curse on the Democrats, not us. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"ADVERTISEMENT
Trump's new position on the files is the exact opposite of his stance in July, when he unleashed a furious tirade against his own supporters who sought the files, saying he no longer wants their support.
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PALM BEACH, Florida – The U.S. military on Sunday announced that American Armed Forces in the Eastern Pacific Ocean killed three suspected narco-terrorists Saturday, allegedly carrying narcotics "on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization."
"On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization," the U.S. Southern Command said on X, along with explosive video of its operation.
It did not specify the name of the designated terrorist organization.
"Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics," said Southern Command.
"Three male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed. The vessel was trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific and was struck in international waters."
This latest strike was announced the same day the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, packing more than 4,000 sailors along with F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and long-range Tomahawk missiles, arrived in the Caribbean.
Adm. Alvin Holsey, Southcom's commander, indicated: "The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group's deployment represents a critical step in reinforcing our resolve to protect the security of the Western Hemisphere and the safety of the American Homeland."
At least 83 suspected narco-terrorists have been killed since early September, as the U.S. hit 21 alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.
President Donald Trump is among those who have branded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro an "illegitimate leader," accusing him of leading an international drug-smuggling operation.
On Friday, Trump said he has "sort of made up" his mind concerning the next steps on Venezuela.
"I sort of made up my mind," the president told reporters. "I can't tell you what it would be."
Asked on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday about Trump's potential military action in Venezuela, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said: "We have a lot of training in that part of the world. We're reactivating our jungle school in Panama. We would be ready to act on whatever the president and [secretary of] war needed."
When pressed on whether or not any orders have actually been issued, Driscoll said: "We don't talk about those kinds of things, but we would be ready, if asked."
As WorldNetDaily reported last week, in what was called an unprecedented step, the United Kingdom said it would no longer share intelligence with the U.S. about suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, as it does not wish to be complicit in the military strikes, believing them to be illegal.
CNN noted Britain's decision "marks a significant break from its closest ally and intelligence sharing partner and underscores the growing skepticism over the legality of the U.S. military's campaign around Latin America."
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Yet again, a high profile politician who joined the Democrats' years-long lawfare against President Donald Trump has been referred to the Department of Justice for possible prosecution.
This time it's California Democrat Eric Swalwall, who schemed with others in a failed impeach-and-remove campaign against Trump. He's facing alleged tax and mortgage fraud charges,
Already, there have been cases filed against multiple politicians who attacked Trump through that lawfare, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, who campaigned for office on a promise to "get" Trump. She then accused him of mis-valuing his properties in a case in which the "victims" were happy with the results and wanted to do more business with Trump. An appeals court tossed the resulting unconstitutional penalty.
Also a defendant is fired FBI chief James Comey, whose charges stem from his alleged lies to Congress about leaking secret information to the media. He also prominently posted – just weeks ago – an "86-47" message online, claiming he found seashells in that configuration. The "86" designation was understood to mean end, or get rid of, and "47" is because Trump is the 47th president, after being 45 as well, of course.
The claims against Swalwell come from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who brought allegations against James as well other Trump detractors, California Democrat Adam Schiff as well as Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
The allegations often stem from the individuals' own claims on federal paperwork, such as designating a home as a primary residence, when it's not, in order to get getter mortgage terms.
James had been indicted on one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution last month and pleaded not guilty. James' attorneys have argued the case is politically motivated, saying the administration is targeting her for her role in bringing civil fraud charges against President Trump in New York.
Pulte accused Cook of making misrepresentations on mortgage documents.
Swalwell immediately claimed to have been the "most vocal critic of Donald Trump over the last decade."
He claimed he would not stop speaking.
Swalwell, in fact, has repeatedly been the aggressor against Trump, suing him in 2021 over the Capitol riot that year.
He claimed then that the president incited the violence, an allegation that has failed in other forums.
It was only a day earlier that WND had reported on a columnist's conclusion that Swalwell apparently has no residence in California, which he represents, possibly running afoul of legal requirements.
It is columnist Joel Gilbert who charged that Swalwell, who has been criticized in recent years for his "alleged ties to the Chinese spy 'Fang Fang,'" and his "removal from the House Intelligence Committee over national security concerns," might be in serious trouble.
It's because Swalwell, on legal documents, formally has declared that his Washington, D.C., property is his "principal residence." That affirmation comes on his public Deed of Trust for his home.
He made that statement as a condition for a loan on the property.
He apparently has no residence listed, either as owned or rented by him, in California, the report said.
"Under Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, members of Congress must be 'inhabitants' of the state they represent at the time of their election," Gilbert wrote. "In California, maintaining this inhabitancy means holding tangible, verifiable ties to the state, such as owning or renting a residence, registering to vote, paying state income taxes, and possessing a California driver's license."
In fact, the California Elections Code insists a domicile is "the place in which his or her habitation is fixed" and "the place where a person intends to return and remain."
The report explained, "If Swalwell's true domicile is in Washington, DC, the city where he has declared his principal residence, he may no longer meet the basic requirement of being a California 'inhabitant.' Public records searches have not revealed any home ownership or lease under Eric Swalwell's name in California."
The report noted, "Failure to maintain a legitimate residence in California could expose Swalwell to legal, ethical, and electoral repercussions. A false declaration of residency risks tax violations, misrepresentation to lenders, and challenges to his eligibility for re-election."
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DELTONA, Florida – An 11-year-old boy was perp walked to his jail cell on Monday after allegedly writing a "kill list" of all the people he wanted to target at his school.
Video shows Karson Curry being marched into a cell after his alleged threats at Highbanks Learning Center in Deltona, Florida.
"The 11-year-old is facing a felony charge of making a written threat to kill," the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
"While school threats are down recently, Sheriff [Michael] Chitwood is continuing to stress to students and parents that these types of threats will result in felony charges."
Authorities learned Curry had no access to weapons, but they sought to make an example out of him.
It was not immediately clear exactly whom Curry was allegedly targeting and if he would face any discipline from his school.
The Daily Mail called Curry's perp walk "surreal," and reported his arrest "comes just two weeks after an 11-year-old at another learning center in Volusia County was taken into custody over an alleged kill list.
"Aahriyanna Reed was accused of jotting down the names at her desk at Riverview Learning Center on October 27.
"Although she told deputies she was 'just playing,' she was arrested and perp walked from the police cruiser and into a jail cell."
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Hollywood celebrities are continuing their vocal display of deadly Trump Derangement Syndrome, with actor Woody Harrelson now saying he would "slip him some cyanide" had he fulfilled his one-time dream of becoming a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect the president.
In an interview posted Tuesday on X, Harrelson said: "I used to dream about being a Secret Service agent, but then that passed when I realized the character that I liked on television was actually an actor playing a Secret Service agent.
"But luckily, I didn't become a Secret Service Agent. I'd be having to protect Donald Trump right now and that just wouldn't sit well. I'd be one to slip him some cyanide instead of jumping in front of a bullet."
"I shouldn't be saying these things," he admitted. "Well, there it's out there."