Dem lawmakers under 24/7 security after telling troops to 'refuse illegal orders': report

Several Democrat lawmakers who released a video urging military members to not obey "illegal orders" from the Trump administration have now taken on 24/7 security after the president accused them of "seditious behavior" because of the video, according to the New York Post. “Capitol Police came to us and said, ‘We’re gonna put you on 24/7 security,'” Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said when she appeared on MS NOW's "All In with Chris Hayes."

Slotkin, as well as Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D_NH), and Jason Crow (D-CO) put together a 60 second video where all of them told US servicemembers and those in the intelligence community: “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders … you must refuse illegal orders."
 

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship. pic.twitter.com/N8lW0EpQ7r

— Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) November 18, 2025