Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank: Does the President Want to Execute Members of Congress?'

"Thanks, Karoline. This morning, President Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of seditious behavior punishable by death. Just to be clear, does the President want to execute members of Congress? Let's be clear about what the president is responding to, because many in this room want to talk about the President's response, but not what brought the president to responding in this way."

"You have sitting members of the United States Congress who conspired together to orchestrate a video message to members of the United States military, to active duty service members, to members of the national security apparatus, encouraging them to defy the President's lawful orders, replied Leavitt. Notably, the clip in question was of Democrats, all veterans, urging military members not to follow illegal orders."

President Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of seditious behavior punishable by death and posted messages suggesting support for executing members of Congress. The administration defended the accusations by alleging that sitting members of Congress conspired to produce a video urging active duty service members and national security personnel to defy presidential orders. The video featured Democratic veterans urging military members not to follow illegal orders. The response warned that breaking the military chain of command could lead to deaths, chaos, incite violence, and disrupt national security. The statement referenced 1.3 million active duty service members and identified Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, and Maggie Goodlander, noting their intelligence or military backgrounds and connections to national security officials.

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