Sen. John Fetterman accuses Trump of 'dangerous rhetoric'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania accused President Donald Trump of "dangerous rhetoric" after the commander in chief slammed Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging military and intelligence community members to refuse unlawful orders. "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" Trump declared in a Truth Social post on Thursday. In another post earlier Thursday, Trump had asserted, "This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???" Fetterman, who was not among the six lawmakers in the controversial video, responded by condemning the president's rhetoric. SEN. FETTERMAN SHARES GRAPHIC PHOTO AFTER HEART RHYTHM SCARE, SAYS DOCTORS ‘PUT ME BACK TOGETHER’ In a post on X, the senator declared, "I strongly reject this dangerous rhetoric. Do not threaten Members of Congress. Republican or Democrat. It’s deeply wrong with no exceptions—ever." Speaking about the video during an interview Friday on the "Brian Kilmeade Show," Trump said he did not "know about the modern day … but in the old days" such comments would have been "punishable by death." Trump said he was "not threatening" the lawmakers but believes "they're in serious trouble." He said that they "essentially" told the military not to follow the president's orders and noted that, in his view, the lawmakers had violated the law. The six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in the video that sparked Trump's ire included Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Rep. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado. DEPUTY AG BLASTS DEMOCRATS' ‘ABHORRENT’ VIDEO URGING TROOPS TO ‘REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS’ In the video, the lawmakers accused the Trump administration of pitting the nation's uniformed military and intelligence community members against U.S. citizens, and they encouraged refusal of "illegal…