Democrats’ illegal order video didn’t ‘survive’ its first question: Byron York

Published November 26, 2025 11:37am ET



Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Tuesday that a viral video from Democratic lawmakers quickly fell apart under scrutiny, as they don’t have a proper answer when asked about its premise.

Democratic veterans and one former CIA operative, including Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and four House lawmakers, all partook in a video encouraging U.S. service members to disobey unlawful orders, but never specified what those orders were. Several of these lawmakers, like Slotkin, have been asked if President Donald Trump has issued any illegal orders, to which Slotkin said she isn’t aware of any outside of “some legal gymnastics.”

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