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highplainsdem

(59,170 posts)
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:28 AM Nov 20

Trump Amplifies Call to Execute Democratic Lawmakers ("HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!")

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-amplifies-call-to-execute-democratic-lawmakers

Donald Trump is calling for Democratic lawmakers to be prosecuted and amplifying calls for their execution after they released a video reminding service members that they are obligated to refuse unlawful military orders.

The lawmakers include Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger, who expressed concerns over Trump’s orders. Trump’s own past musings about shooting protesters, deploying the National Guard into U.S. cities, and sending troops to polling locations are examples of scenarios that could put service members in legally perilous situations. Service members have long‑standing obligations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Trump responded by reposting some of the most extreme reactions to the Washington Examiner story, including a user who wrote, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!” and another urging sedition charges

He then escalated the rhetoric himself, calling the lawmakers “traitors,” accusing them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” and demanding they be “ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.”

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Trump Amplifies Call to Execute Democratic Lawmakers ("HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!") (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 20 OP
Remember "hang Mike Pence" vapor2 Nov 20 #1
How is this not inciting....nevermind n/t leftstreet Nov 20 #2
Let's see if Blondi tries to charge them with Sedition at Pedonald's urging. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 20 #3
Pedonald!!! First time I've seen that... will have to use (n/t) Scully Nov 20 #39
I would love to claim I thought of it, but I would be lying, it was one of my granddaughters MarineCombatEngineer Nov 20 #40
Why Constitution prohibits "Insurrectionists" from elected office. Kid Berwyn Nov 20 #4
I second your opinions...Why are Democrats not trying to impeach John Roberts and the other trump lapdogs ffrom the Escurumbele Nov 20 #22
We had two years... Kid Berwyn Nov 20 #28
Bingo malaise Nov 20 #24
Pedo traitor says what? Dave Bowman Nov 20 #5
Well, so long as it wasn't Republicans called to be hanged... kentuck Nov 20 #6
Apply the Traildogbob Nov 20 #7
Treason is almost impossible to prosecute jmowreader Nov 20 #14
😉 Traildogbob Nov 20 #44
So, i guess it's ok to threaten congressional members? bluestarone Nov 20 #8
Trump is... GiqueCee Nov 20 #9
Just how far out into insanity and lawlessness Hey Joe Nov 20 #13
I think... GiqueCee Nov 20 #15
Seems like violent rhetoric D_Master81 Nov 20 #10
Get the net. trmp is insane. spanone Nov 20 #11
he's also sharing someone who's got a red iron cross as their profile image tblue37 Nov 20 #12
Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police LetMyPeopleVote Nov 20 #16
Good. About time. RockCreek Nov 20 #27
MaddowBlog-White House targets Democratic veterans who told troops to refuse illegal orders LetMyPeopleVote Nov 20 #17
I wonder if Trump's necktie can hold 300 pounds? No special reason, just wondering. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #18
He's trying to get them killed. NotHardly Nov 20 #19
He absolutely is. ShazzieB Nov 20 #41
And when THEY rule against him on something, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 20 #43
I can hardly wait to see that happen! ShazzieB Nov 20 #46
Nyeah nyeah nyeah booga booga bing bong DinahMoeHum Nov 20 #20
There was a time The President purr-rat beauty Nov 20 #21
baka yaro YoshidaYui Nov 20 #23
His brain is mush. Joinfortmill Nov 20 #25
He needs to be locked up. Emile Nov 20 #26
.... MarineCombatEngineer Nov 20 #29
Can someone give me an idea of the number of times GW hanged people? niyad Nov 20 #30
Come on Bondi bimbo. Get on it. twodogsbarking Nov 20 #31
And how long will this be played by our newscasters? Gimpyknee Nov 20 #32
Senator Murphy-It is time to draw a line in the sand LetMyPeopleVote Nov 20 #33
We've seen this before in Germany, Soviet Union, and other places IronLionZion Nov 20 #34
tell me again how its both sides the encourage violence. samsingh Nov 20 #35
Quiet Piggy! bronxiteforever Nov 20 #36
The art of projection. SammyWinstonJack Nov 20 #37
Yeah Abstractartist Nov 20 #38
It took some serious bravery to make that video. Every one of them are quite literally in mortal danger. flashman13 Nov 20 #42
Where are those Gallows? Traildogbob Nov 20 #45
Gee, maybe Commander Agolf Bonespurs moondust Nov 20 #47

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,174 posts)
40. I would love to claim I thought of it, but I would be lying, it was one of my granddaughters
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:28 PM
Nov 20

who thought it up.
Please feel free to use it far and wide.

Kid Berwyn

(22,446 posts)
4. Why Constitution prohibits "Insurrectionists" from elected office.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:32 AM
Nov 20

And a big fuck you to John Roberts and his co-conspirators.

Escurumbele

(3,981 posts)
22. I second your opinions...Why are Democrats not trying to impeach John Roberts and the other trump lapdogs ffrom the
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:47 PM
Nov 20

supreme court?

Kid Berwyn

(22,446 posts)
28. We had two years...
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:57 PM
Nov 20

…in which we the Democratic Party controlled the Executive and both Houses of Congress.

The excuse given then for not acting to impeach the traitors and expand the Supreme Court was uttering the magic action-freezing nouns “Manchin,” “Sinema” and “filibuster.”

I think it’s the money, oligarchs and plutocrats fund (or pay) both parties. Who remembers checking a box on their 1040ez to send a dollar to pay for federal election campaigns?

kentuck

(114,998 posts)
6. Well, so long as it wasn't Republicans called to be hanged...
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:38 AM
Nov 20

I guess there is no need to say anything about it?

Traildogbob

(12,250 posts)
7. Apply the
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:43 AM
Nov 20

Constitutional penalty to trump and his whole KKKlan for treason. Only that penalty would give justice for EVERY FUCKING crime against our nation.
Nothing else would satisfy the level of fucking he has/is/will do to our country, that millions have died to protect. Fry them like a Fish Sandwich , (ssssish)
Cover his fat ass in Tatar sauce and feed him to sharks that he is so terrified of. PPV. Use the funds to repair the White House destruction.

jmowreader

(52,802 posts)
14. Treason is almost impossible to prosecute
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:40 AM
Nov 20

Because treason is the worst crime in the world, our Founding Fathers set the bar for prosecution so high we may as well not even have treason statutes.

Besides, are you absolutely certain sharks like tartar sauce? They seem more like they're into cocktail sauce.

Traildogbob

(12,250 posts)
44. 😉
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:53 PM
Nov 20

I know the treason bar is high, but in all my years and respectable knowledge of history, no one has been in our face committed it more, practically daily, than this asshole. There should be at minimum the same penalty given the FBI Russian informant from about 3-4 decades back. (Damn it, my respectable knowledge just went blank on his name) And his selling secret info to Russia was nothing compared to this asshole. Maybe international law can feed him to sharks with his crimes against humanity.
Just for deporting Latino’s with zero crimes to Ukraine to get killed. BLOWing up fishermen with no evidence. Yea I emphasized blowing. Cause I believe Arnold Palmer had a nickname amount Golf Club Pro’s and it was Bubba. And trump is on video praising and drooling about his massive dong that he was so thrilled to see in Club Showers. Would he toot that horn to get into the Bro Pack of golf’s best?
Some People say.
I think an example should be made of him and all the hell and destruction he poured on us all. Make sure another Trump never sits in our house ever again.
And, yes remove the tarter sauce, don’t want him to lick it off with glee before the big beautiful great white shreds his fat ass.
When gotta have dreams, especially now.
Have a great holiday season!!

GiqueCee

(3,102 posts)
9. Trump is...
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:45 AM
Nov 20

... an out-of-control psychopath. He SHOULD know at least a little bit about the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He is such a piece of shit, and a fucking traitor. He so wanted to be a ruthless dictator, but he's about to go down in flames, and the sooner the better. The days of "Teflon Don" are over.
We're only a year apart in age, but I am determined to live long enough to piss on his grave. That's gonna be a LONG line, though. Get your tickets now!

Hey Joe

(332 posts)
13. Just how far out into insanity and lawlessness
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:29 AM
Nov 20

is this fuckwit going to be allowed to wander before something is done to stop this madness?
Every day he gets more power mad, hateful and cruel. Is the republican congress not realizing that he is destroying every semblance of democratic society and their own futures along with it?

GiqueCee

(3,102 posts)
15. I think...
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:46 AM
Nov 20

... they're waiting for him to do a face plant into a Big Mac. Then they'll get to rule over the ashes of the unmitigated disaster that is the Trump regime.
Careful what you wish for, you malevolent shitwits. It's unlikely that any of you will ever get within a mile of public office ever again; too many of you aided and abetted Trump in his crimes, and it isn't going to be forgotten.

D_Master81

(2,313 posts)
10. Seems like violent rhetoric
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:52 AM
Nov 20

If I’m not mistaken the Republicans are the party of ideas and free speech and thinking. This seems to be inciting violence which I specifically remember them saying only Democrats do that

tblue37

(67,825 posts)
12. he's also sharing someone who's got a red iron cross as their profile image
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:09 AM
Nov 20

he's also sharing someone who's got a red iron cross as their profile image

Greg Pak (@gregpak.net) 2025-11-20T14:37:21.198Z

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,257 posts)
17. MaddowBlog-White House targets Democratic veterans who told troops to refuse illegal orders
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:41 PM
Nov 20

In theory, the Democratic video shouldn’t have been especially controversial. In practice, Team Trump’s pushback has been over the top.

Dem veterans reminded servicemembers to refuse illegal orders.

Trump responded by accusing them of “sedition,” labeling them “traitors” and suggesting that they’re subject to arrest — all before raising the possibility *of capital punishment*. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-11-20T16:04:49.330Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-targets-democratic-veterans-told-troops-refuse-illegal-ord-rcna244954

Acting on those concerns, six Democratic members of Congress, who served in the military, the intelligence community or both, appeared in a video this week to remind current service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. The New York Times reported:

The stark message, posted on Tuesday, was organized by Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former C.I.A. analyst who served multiple tours in Iraq. … ‘Our laws are clear,’ said Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a Navy veteran and former astronaut. ‘You can refuse illegal orders.’ ‘You must refuse illegal orders,’ added Representative Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, who also served in the Navy.


...In theory, the video shouldn’t have been especially controversial. After all, the Democratic veterans are correct: Service members aren’t supposed to follow illegal orders.

In practice, the partisan pushback has been ferocious.....

On Thursday morning, the president published an item to his social media platform responding to the message from the Democratic veterans, saying, “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”

This dovetailed with a similar message, also posted on Thursday morning, which read, “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand — We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.”

Soon after, the Republican added, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

Trump similarly amplified an online message written by someone else, who wrote, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!.....

In the recent past, many leading GOP voices warned that rhetoric like this was corrosive to society and heightened the risk of political violence. Evidently, the incumbent president, outraged by calls in support of the rule of law, doesn’t care.

NotHardly

(2,369 posts)
19. He's trying to get them killed.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:45 PM
Nov 20
...and there are plenty of Repub loons out there that might/would try.

ShazzieB

(22,009 posts)
41. He absolutely is.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:28 PM
Nov 20

SCOTUS really created a monster with that immunity ruling. Not that he wasn't already a monster, but they literally gave him permission to be a full out hellbeast. Nice work, Roberts, Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Thomas. You must be really proud of yourselves, you disgusting enabling traitors!

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,174 posts)
43. And when THEY rule against him on something,
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:34 PM
Nov 20

they'll feel his unhinged wrath also, he'll call for their removal and arrest and execution.
They set the stage for this.

ShazzieB

(22,009 posts)
46. I can hardly wait to see that happen!
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:57 PM
Nov 20

Would pay to see the looks on their faces when he turns on them!

purr-rat beauty

(881 posts)
21. There was a time The President
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:47 PM
Nov 20

Was held to a much much higher standard

This is not just him....his junk drawer is aiding and abiding and so are the magats in Congress and the SC

They are ALL culpable in his rhetoric and actions

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,257 posts)
33. Senator Murphy-It is time to draw a line in the sand
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:06 PM
Nov 20

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T16:15:56.109Z

IronLionZion

(50,485 posts)
34. We've seen this before in Germany, Soviet Union, and other places
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:07 PM
Nov 20

They want to repeat the worst parts of history.

President George Washington did face an insurrection during his administration. He suppressed it without executing anyone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion

flashman13

(1,818 posts)
42. It took some serious bravery to make that video. Every one of them are quite literally in mortal danger.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:32 PM
Nov 20

Traildogbob

(12,250 posts)
45. Where are those Gallows?
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:59 PM
Nov 20

He is a fucking terrorist. Period. Give him the outcome of any terrorists on our soil in the process of killing Americans. Lot of damn people took the oath to do just that. Lots died doing so.

moondust

(21,152 posts)
47. Gee, maybe Commander Agolf Bonespurs
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 07:10 PM
Nov 20

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should have asked somebody who knows something about the military and not following illegal orders before aggressively reminding the world how unfit he is for public service.

Same goes for Holy Mike who to some extent defended him.

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