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Lawmakers from the Democratic party demonstrated fury after former President Donald Trump alleged a group of Democratic congress members of being "betrayers" and declared they should be detained and punished "with execution" following their release of a controversial video.

The Content That Sparked the Dispute

The clip, shared on Tuesday, features six Democratic elected officials who formerly served in military or defense positions.

"Like us, you all made an pledge to safeguard and support this national charter," the representatives stated in the brief video. "Currently, the risks to our democratic foundation aren't just from abroad, but from right here at home. Our statutes are clear, you can decline improper directives, you can decline illegal orders, you must refuse improper directives. No one has to carry out orders that break the legal system or our national charter."

The Former President's Incensed Reaction

The video message appeared to prompt a heated reply from the previous commander-in-chief.

On the following morning, Trump wrote on his social media platform: "This constitutes SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these traitors to our Nation should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL."

In a separate post, he declared: "This represents really serious, and Dangerous to our United States. Their comments cannot be enabled to remain. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???"

In a additional publication, he stated: "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, liable by DEATH!" He also reposted a statement that said: "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!"

Party Leaders Respond

Following Trump's comments on Thursday, Top Democrats published a joint statement denouncing the comments.

"Violent politics has no position in America," they wrote. "Congress members who participated in the video all acted our country with tremendous national pride and excellence. We strongly censure Donald Trump's appalling and dangerous death threats against congressional representatives, and appeal to House Republicans to vigorously do the same."

The party representatives also mentioned that they had been in communication with security officials "to make certain the safety of these members and their relatives."

"Donald Trump must right away delete these radical online messages and retract his violent discourse before he leads to violence," the announcement added.

Representatives' Firm Reaction

The officials who were featured in the video also released a response.

"We are former service members and defense specialists who care for this United States and made an pledge to protect and uphold the national charter of the United States," they said. "Our pledge lasts a lifetime, and we intend to honor it. No threat, coercion, or call for violence will deter us from that fundamental obligation."

"The significant point is that the ex-president deems it liable to punishment by execution for us to repeat the law," they stated. "Our service members should know that we have their support as they carry out their pledge to the national charter and responsibility to obey only proper directives. It is not only the correct thing to do, but also our responsibility."

They added: "The entire nation must come together and censure the president's demands for our death and political violence. This is a moment for ethical certainty."

Additional Partisan Comments

The Democratic Senate minority leader also censured Trump's comments and shared on online networks: "Let's be crystal clear: the ex-commander in chief is calling for the execution of public representatives."

He stated: "This is an clear THREAT. All senators, each house member, all citizens – without partisan consideration – should denounce this immediately and without qualification."

The Conservative official supported Trump's claim that the Democrats had participated in "treason", labeling the video as "extremely improper", commenting: "This constitutes very risky, you have leading members of the government advising troops to ignore directives, I think that's historic in US history."

The Republican leader also according to sources stated to the press that in what he read of Trump's publications, Trump was "describing the violation of rebellion" but that "lawyers have to parse the terminology and determine all that."

Executive Branch Response

During a White House press conference on Thursday afternoon, when asked by a reporter, "Is the president want to kill congressional representatives?", the administration spokesperson responded: "Absolutely not."

"Let's be clear about what the former president is responding to," the representative said. "There are active officials of the federal government who worked together to arrange a digital communication to individuals of the US military, to current military personnel encouraging them to ignore the commander in chief's proper directives."

She stated: "The integrity of our armed forces relies on the command structure, and if that structure is compromised, it can result in fatalities, it can lead to confusion, and that is exactly what these members of Congress ... are essentially supporting."