WASHINGTON, D.C. (Michigan News Source) – Republicans and former service members in the U.S. House are rallying behind military personnel with their own video after a group of Democratic lawmakers released a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.

The GOP video came on Friday, just a few days after U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) and a handful of her Democratic colleagues released a video calling military members to “refuse illegal [and] unconstitutional orders.” The Democratic lawmakers never clarified what illegal and unconstitutional orders President Donald Trump has given, nor could they specify those orders when they made the rounds on Sunday’s news programs.

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The GOP video directly addressed members of the military and intelligence community, and featured Michigan Congressmen Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) and Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte).

 

 

Congressman Bergman told troops to “listen up.” He said, “Any service member who refuses a lawful order is subject to court martial for violating the uniform code of military justice.” Congressman Barrett offered words of encouragement, telling troops to focus on their mission. “Defend the Constitution and remember the oath we took to defend America,” Barrett said.

The fallout from last week’s Democratic video continues. As of Monday afternoon, the Department of War said it is conducting a “thorough review” of “serious allegations of misconduct” against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a naval veteran and astronaut who appeared in the video. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote on social media, “The video made by the ‘Seditious Six’ was despicable, reckless, and false. Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of ‘good order and discipline.’ Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger.”

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Meanwhile, former CIA operative and Senator Slotkin could not come up with actual illegal orders given by President Trump when appearing on ABC’s “This Week. However, she did compare the nebulous “illegal orders” to the 1992 film “A Few Good Men.”

 

Slotkin added, “I am not aware of things that are illegal, but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela,” Slotkin responded.