Overview
- Defense officials opened a review of Sen. Mark Kelly’s conduct and warned they could recall the retired Navy captain to active duty for possible prosecution, calling his remarks potentially harmful to military loyalty, morale and discipline.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche urged that the six Democrats be held accountable, drawing accusations from Democrats that the Justice Department is being weaponized.
- Trump labeled the group’s appeal to service members as “insurrectionist behavior” and wrote it was “punishable by death,” later saying he was not threatening death while also urging their jailing and sharing a post that read, “Hang them.”
- Targeted lawmakers reported a surge in threats, including bomb threats to multiple district offices, and Capitol Police provided round‑the‑clock protection after Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s office logged hundreds to thousands of threats.
- The video featured Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly with Reps. Chris Deluzio, Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan, and Republican reactions ranged from defenses of Trump to warnings that such rhetoric could encourage violence.