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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Trump Backtracks On 'Death Threat' Line But Doubles Down On Democrats' Fate

Trump said he did not mean to threaten lawmakers with execution, yet he repeated that their conduct was 'seditious' and warned they were 'in serious trouble.'

Trump's online denunciation of six Democratic lawmakers, calling their advice to service members to refuse unlawful orders 'seditious behaviour, punishable by death,' set off an extraordinary storm on Capitol Hill and beyond on 20 November 2025.

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