The lawmakers released a video urging members of the military and intelligence community to refuse unlawful orders.

The president was referring to six Democrat lawmakers who posted a video on social media urging the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.”

WASHINGTON—President Trump called for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video calling for the military to disobey illegal orders. In a string of social-media posts Thursday, Trump said that the lawmakers’ actions amounted to seditious behavior and called them traitors.

President Donald Trump has labeled six Democratic lawmakers “seditious” and called for them to be arrested, after the politicians posted a video urging members of the military and the intelligence community to refuse unlawful orders.

Democratic lawmakers' viral video urging military to defy "illegal orders" sparks fierce Republican backlash, with Sen. Blackburn calling it "inconceivable."

Trump was responding to a video, made by six Democrats with military and intelligence backgrounds, that directly addresses active service members and says, “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said a video published by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and five other Democrats, was "seditious" and "punishable by death." In the video, the lawmakers told current service members to defy "illegal orders.

Six Democrat veterans in Congress release 'Don't Give Up the Ship' video telling military members they can refuse unlawful orders from commanders.