The reporters singled out by the White House had reported on six Democratic senators who featured in a video released last week reminding members of the armed forces that they don’t have to follow illegal orders--even if those orders come directly from the president. One of the six senators in the video, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, told ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday that the administration’s reaction to the video--including calls from the Pentagon to investigate Kelly--was intended to sow fear and shut down criticism. While the White House claimed the senators in the video were “calling for service members to disobey their chain of command,” the actual content of the video said that federal law does not allow members of the military to break the law, even if they’ve been ordered to do so by a superior officer--or the commander-in-chief.
Author: Mark Joyella, Senior Contributor, Mark Joyella, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/
Published at: 2025-11-29 23:08:02
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