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The Independent UK
The Independent UK

Trump breaks down his ‘punishable by death’ threat to ‘seditious’ Democrats for Fox News host

President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to walk back his demand for a group of six Democratic lawmakers to be executed for what he called “seditious behavior” just a day earlier, telling a right-wing media personality he was speaking of practices in times long past.

The president had taken to Truth Social on Thursday to accuse Sens. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, plus Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Pennsylvania’s Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of engaging in “seditious behavior at the highest level.”

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