Six Congressional Democrats urge military members to 'refuse illegal orders' in new video

Six Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged United States military service members to "refuse illegal orders," in a video that appeared to criticize the Trump administration's crime and illegal immigration crackdowns. 

Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted the one-and-a-half minute video, which also featured five other Democratic lawmakers who have military and intelligence backgrounds, on X.

"We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community," Slotkin wrote in the post. "The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship."

The other lawmakers in the video were Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania and Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire.

Some of the lawmakers denied allegations that the video called for service members to engage in an insurrection, stating that it was reminding the service members that they could decline to carry out "illegal orders."

"This is the law. Passed down from our Founding Fathers, to ensure our military upholds its oath to the Constitution — not a king," Slotkin said in another post on X. "Given you’re directing much of a military policy, you should buff up on the Uniformed Code of Military Justice."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.