""All orders, lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members. You can't have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks," Leavitt said."
""And that's what these Democrat members were encouraging. It's very clear," she went on, saying that none of them "can point to a single illegal order that this administration has given down, because it does not exist.""
""You can refuse illegal orders," Kelly said in the video, alongside other ex-military and intelligence Democrats. "We need you to stand up for our laws. Our Constitution. And who we are as Americans.""
The White House asserted that military personnel should presume presidential orders are lawful to prevent disorder and chaos within the ranks. White House communications criticized Democratic lawmakers for encouraging service members to refuse orders and maintained that no illegal orders have been issued by the administration. The White House supported a Department of Defense probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which he and other former service members urged troops to uphold the Constitution and refuse illegal commands. Officials within the administration indicated that a proposed boat strike operation is unlawful, highlighting legal tensions.
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