Dems Threatened After Trump’s ‘Punishable by Death’ Statement

Even though the White House insisted President Donald Trump does not want the six Democratic lawmakers he called “traitors” killed, they are still getting death threats. One of the six, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)…

Sandra RhodesNov 21, 20252 min read

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Trump, in turn, called them traitors and said their actions “punishable by DEATH.”

Trump said on Truth Social that the lawmakers were engaging in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

He also reposted one user comment that stated “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!”

Slotkin also posted a response to Trump on X.

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Capitol Police were contacted after Trump’s statements.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Trump’s words “disgusting and dangerous threats.”

Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) released a joint statement requesteing Trump “immediately delete these unhinged social media posts and recant his violent rhetoric before he gets someone killed.”

The posts were still on Truth Social as of Friday morning.

The lawmakers said they “swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. No threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from that sacred obligation.”

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Democrats are at fault for their initial comments. She said those comments enticed military members to “defy the president’s lawful orders,” thereby putting the chain of command at risk.