Overview
- Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted a 90‑second video featuring six Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds telling service members, "You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders."
- The message went viral on X with millions of views and did not specify which orders would be unlawful.
- White House adviser Stephen Miller labeled the video "openly calling for insurrection," and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded "Stage 4 TDS."
- The lawmakers defend the video as a reminder of constitutional obligations and established military law, with participants citing their service in the Army, Navy, Air Force and CIA.
- Coverage notes related but separate proposals from Slotkin and Rep. Jason Crow to curb presidential authority on domestic Guard deployments and certain military actions, which were not detailed in the video.