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Trump news at a glance: Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by president’s threats

Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Friday
Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Friday. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democratic senator Mark Kelly has said he refuses to be intimidated after US president Donald Trump accused a group of Democrats of “seditious behaviour punishable by death” in a series of social media posts.

Kelly, one of several Democrats who released a message to military and intelligence personnel that they are not obligated to follow “illegal orders”, reiterated his call on Sunday, saying that Trump was “trying to intimidate us”. Kelly called on congressional Republicans to reject Trump’s threats.

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