In a series of unhinged posts on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump boosted an anonymous user’s message that read, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD ! AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump boosted this message on social media calling for executing Democrats in Congress. Truth SocialIn another message, Trump himself called it “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” that members of Congress would release such a video. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Trump said of Democrats in Congress releasing a video urging U.S. military servicemembers to uphold their oath to the Constitution. Some Democrats scolded Trump not just for threatening lawmakers, but for suggesting that servicemembers took at oath to him, not the Constitution.

Source: Huffington Post November 20, 2025 16:52 UTC