Former Army captain warns Dems’ ‘unpatriotic’ video telling troops to defy orders could spark chaos

A video featuring six Democrats telling U S troops to reject unlawful orders has sparked backlash with President Donald Trump declaring it to be seditious behavior Former U S Army Captain Doug Truax founder of Restoration of America informed Fox News Digital the video risks undermining the military's chain of command and increasing political tensions across the country This is one of the preponderance unpatriotic things I've seen in my lifetime Truax recounted Fox News Digital Truax argued that the undermining of the military's chain of command would cause chaos with troops suddenly questioning orders based on morality and not legality He declared that putting the onus on arrangement members was not fair to them because they are facing formidable tasks and have no interest in getting involved in political matters SIX DEMOCRATS URGE MILITARY MEMBERS TO 'REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS' IN VIRAL VIDEO HEGSETH RESPONDSThe video which was issued last week featured Sens Elissa Slotkin D-Mich Mark Kelly D-Ariz Reps Chris Deluzio D-Pa Maggie Goodlander D-N H Chrissy Houlahan D-Pa and Jason Crow D-Colo All the lawmakers in the video have various amenity backgrounds including the Army Navy Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency In the video which has since gone viral the lawmakers tell U S military members that they can and must reject illegal orders something Truax explained facility members know He argued that the Democrats in the video were blurring lines You've got the situation where you have elected functionaries that are basically telling our people in uniform that if you don't think that this is a good idea you don't have to do it which you know they're never required to obey illegal orders Everybody knows that They're blurring lines here Truax disclosed He added that this kind of message causes an incredible amount of apprehension for those on the ground who may second guess orders that are lawful Truax also underscored the importance of the chain of command within the military saying that without it there would be a lot of chaos Secretary of War Pete Hegseth expressed a similar sentiment on Tuesday writing in a post on X The despicable video urging DOW troops to refuse illegal orders may seem harmless to civilians but it carries a different weight inside the military In the military vague rhetoric and ambiguity undermines trust creates hesitation in the chain of command and erodes cohesion The military already has clear procedures for handling unlawful orders It does not need political actors injecting doubt into an already clear chain of command Hegseth added DEMOCRATIC SENATOR 'NOT AWARE' IF TRUMP GAVE ANY ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS AMID VIDEO CONTROVERSYWhen demanded about those who defend the lawmakers based on their function background Truax noted that their experience in uniform makes the video even worse They should know better he declared This is all about political power I think that everybody in there They know they're losing political power over time here because the country is moving in a direction that's more conservative and less chaos and less lawlessness So they're trying to find strategies to maintain their political power Truax argued that the video is especially dangerous due to the volatile political setting pointing to the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the near assassination of Trump He accused the lawmakers in the video of stoking the flames of division We've got a lot of political violence already The president was almost killed Charlie Kirk was assassinated We just have a lot of stuff going on right now and then you got these guys coming out and doing this You know I think bulk Americans would say this is not a good idea We don't need more fuel on the fire with what these guys are doing Truax communicated Fox News Digital He didn't hold back in his criticism of the lawmakers calling them a sophisticated D C cocktail version of Antifa He announced that they are trying to fray the country further DEPUTY AG BLASTS DEMOCRATS' 'ABHORRENT' VIDEO URGING TROOPS TO 'REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS'Despite saying the video's message could cause chaos in the ranks Truax commented he does not think advancing duty operation members will be impacted by the fallout However he thinks that the National Guard and reservists will face issues when they find themselves in laborious situations in a few city following legal and lawful orders Truax warned that the U S could be repeating past mistakes by politicizing the military drawing comparison to how troops were treated after the Vietnam War After fighting an intense war soldiers faced immense criticism upon their return home Truax shared an example that hit close to home His father-in-law served in Vietnam and earned a Purple Heart before going on to serve in the Army for years When he came back it wasn't pretty And he's a young guy wounded serving his country Truax declared He still thinks about it He's fine now but it was a terrible time He announced that nobody wants to see soldiers sent to do complex and dangerous tasks only to come back and find themselves being politically targeted for serving their country