'Punishable by death!' Trump notes 'execution' is traditional penalty for sedition * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
President Donald J. Trump salutes as he disembarks Marine One on Thursday, April 3, 2025 (Official White House photo)
President Donald Trump on social media has pointed out that the penalty for the refusal of military troops to obey orders is serious.
Punishment up to and including execution.
The response from the president came after a list of Democrats made a video urging federal employees, including members of the military, to refuse to obey what they called, without a definition, “illegal” orders.
Presumably that would be orders from the president, as commander-in-chief of the military, with which the Democrats disagreed, most likely for political purposes.
Leftist California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed it was a call by Trump to “hang Democratic lawmakers who spoke out against Trump.” But their video clearly is more than speaking out “against Trump,” it’s a call for the military to stage an insurrection based on the Democrats’ belief that Trump orders are “illegal.”
Trump just reposted this.
It is a call to hang Democratic lawmakers who spoke out against Trump. pic.twitter.com/8u4SJn5yID
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 20, 2025
Trump’s comment triggering Newsom was, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!”
In fact, the penalty for treason or insurrection during the Revolutionary War could have been capital punishment.
A report at Mediaite said the Democrats’ call to insurrection was in a video, “shared by Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), featured appearances from herself, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), as well as Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) — all of whom are veterans of the military or intelligence community.”
“We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.” wrote Slotkin in her caption.
The Democrats claimed, “This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.”
The original call for a military insurrection:
BREAKING: Elected Democrats just released a video encouraging members of the military to commit treason and DEFY orders from Trump and Hegseth pic.twitter.com/Sm4calnccR
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 18, 2025
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