Trump says Democrats who told US military to refuse illegal orders deserve death

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic ​lawmakers who told members of U.‌S. military they must refuse any illegal orders,‌ calling them traitors and saying they should face the death penalty.

Trump reposted an article about a video released Tuesday by six ⁠Democratic lawmakers who ‌served in the military or in the intelligence community.

"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR,‍ punishable by DEATH!" the Republican president wrote in a Truth Social post.

"This ​is really bad, and Dangerous to ‌our Country," Trump wrote in an earlier post. "Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM ⁠UP???"​

The Democratic lawmakers include ​Senators Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Iraq war veteran and ‍Mark Kelly,⁠ a former astronaut and Navy veteran, as well as Representatives Jason ⁠Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy ‌Houlahan.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; ‌Editing by Sergio Non)