Illegal orders and military duty: Backlash rises after Trump calls Dems 'seditious'

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Illegal orders and military duty: Backlash rises after Trump calls Dems 'seditious'

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Published on Nov 21, 2025, 12:32:43 PM
Total time: 00:08:24

Episode Description
 

Some Democrats published a video reminding military members that they do not have to obey illegal orders. Pres. Trump called it sedition and said it was a crime punishable by death. After controversial comments about sedition and military obedience, we dig into the oath of enlistment and what counts as an unlawful order under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Where’s the line between duty and defiance? 

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