Veterans flood Democrat’s office with supportive calls as backlash grows over ‘illegal orders’ video
A Democratic congresswoman and former Air Force captain who joined five other lawmakers in a viral video advising servicemembers they could refuse illegal orders from a president shared a slew...
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A Democratic congresswoman and former Air Force captain who joined five other lawmakers in a viral video advising servicemembers they could refuse illegal orders from a president shared a slew of voicemails backing her stance. The video released by six Democrat lawmaker-veterans drew sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump , who called them "traitors," as well as War Secretary Pete Hegseth , who asked Navy secretary John Phelan to formally review one senator’s comments in the clip. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania , who represents Chester County and Reading, shared a mash-up of numerous messages praising her and her colleagues for "standing up" for military members at what the lawmakers involved said were tenuous times to be serving the public. DEM SENATOR WHO BASHED HEGSETH'S QUALIFICATIONS STANDS BY DOD SEC WHO OVERSAW BOTCHED AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL Several callers were not constituents, including veterans from as far away as Fairbanks, Alaska. Others said they hailed from Philadelphia, Reading, West Chester, Phoenixville and Berwyn, Pennsylvania – along with Baltimore, Maryland, Carlsbad, California, and beyond. They identified themselves by their military record as well, including Marine vets, infantry vets, a wounded warrior, a Gulf War vet, and descendants of World War I, World War II, Vietnam and Korea. "I am not a constituent," one said. "I am a veteran ." CALIFORNIA DEM TELLS HEGSETH HE'S AN 'EMBARRASSMENT' TO THE US, SHOULD 'GET THE HELL OUT' OF THE DOD "Thank you for standing firmly with our service members," another said. "I just want to tell her I appreciate her comments, and they're right," a third caller said. Addressing the video’s quote directly, another veteran said they were thankful that Houlahan was "letting them know it’s OK to question orders that seem wrong or illegal." JEFFRIES BECOMES HIGHEST-RANKING DEM TO CALL FOR HEGSETH TO RESIGN "I’m with you. I’m behind you." "You have support and gratitude from citizens across the Commonwealth of P…