Several elected Democrats got together to make a video last week in which they openly encouraged members of the United States military to take matters into their own hands and subvert their Commander in Chief – but the real problem, as far as legacy media outlets are concerned, is that President Donald Trump didn’t take it quietly.

For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.

The media personalities and members of Congress who appeared across Sunday morning’s political talk shows spent the majority of their time discussing Trump’s reaction to a video that featured Democrats — who had previously served in either the military or the intelligence community — wanting current service members that they could, and should, disobey any order from Trump that was “unlawful.” And although the video was light on specifics, it was heavy on the obvious insinuation that Trump either had or would issue such an order.

Trump’s response to the video was entirely predictable: he lashed out via his Truth Social platform, and the Democrats highlighted his reaction as proof that he might do exactly as they’d warned.

This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!

Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Jason Crow (D-CO), appeared in the video — and several of them made the rounds on Sunday morning to talk about Trump’s reaction.

On ABC’s “This Week,” host Martha Raddatz began with the fact that Slotkin had been on the receiving end of death threats — and she immediately interpreted that as a reaction to Trump’s social media posts rather than to Slotkin’s participation in a video that, by multiple accounts, actively encouraged insurrection.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who appeared in a video telling veterans and national security specialists to “refuse illegal orders,” responds to President Trump’s social media posts accusing her and others of “seditious behavior, punishable by death.” https://t.co/66zaLl3hl4 pic.twitter.com/Evo4BpF5cE

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 23, 2025

When pressed, Slotkin did ultimately concede that Trump had not given an illegal order that she knew of — yet — but she maintained the warning was justified because the Trump administration’s actions against narco-terrorists had involved some degree of “legal gymnastics.”

Sen. Slotkin tells Martha Raddatz that she is “not aware” of illegal orders made, but says that “there are some legal gymnastics that are going on” in the Trump administration’s recent moves in the Caribbean and Venezuela. https://t.co/0rBn756p75 pic.twitter.com/eJMELd3Cx9

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 23, 2025

Raddatz pointed to a concern voiced by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who argued that making the video had been unwise: “You owe that to the men and women of the military to be specific about what you’re talking about … What theses senators and House members did was unnerving, and it was unconscionable to suggest that the President of the United States is issuing unlawful orders without giving an example.”

“It makes me incredibly nervous that we’re about to see people in law enforcement … get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians,” Slotkin pushed back.

Sen. Slotkin says her “primary concern” is military use within the United States: “It makes me incredibly nervous that we’re about to see people in law enforcement … get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians.” https://t.co/MFiqhccKmQ pic.twitter.com/5UVWurZgi5

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 23, 2025

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), an Army Ranger veteran, also got death threats and blamed President Trump on the CBS News Sunday morning staple “Face the Nation”: “It’s very disturbing stuff. When you have the President of the United States threatening to execute and to hang and to arrest using this rhetoric, people listen to it.”

Rep. Jason Crow says he is taking “seriously” the “very disturbing” death and bomb threats he, his family, and his office have received in the wake of President Trump’s rhetoric over the video to U.S. troops some Democratic lawmakers released.

“It’s very disturbing stuff. When… pic.twitter.com/u42HpdcVTq

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 23, 2025

Crow defended the video by suggesting that even if an illegal order were to be issued, members of the military might not be ready to defy the Commander in Chief if Democrats did not take decisive action to groom them ahead of time.

“If we wait until the moment that he gives a manifestly unlawful order to a young soldier, then we have failed them. We have to start that conversation now and get people thinking about the distinction, which is what we did,” he explained.

“These, unfortunately, are some of Trump’s core supporters who are rallying behind the president, and they know better,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) says of the video released by House Republicans countering the one released by Democratic lawmakers telling U.S. troops they can refuse… pic.twitter.com/N5y49Ky3BO

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 23, 2025

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) ignored the weight of his words — and the words of the others on the video — and claimed that Trump’s words attacking them carried such “weight” that he should hold his tongue.

“His words carry tremendous weight, more so than anybody else in the country, and he should know that,” Kelly said, also suggesting that Trump’s reaction to the video was the main concern.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) says President Trump’s rhetoric in response to the Democratic lawmakers’ video to U.S. troops is “very serious,” arguing the president should “understand what political violence is.”

“His words carry tremendous weight, more so than anybody else in the… pic.twitter.com/X3AVXTVvex

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 23, 2025

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) also pointed the finger at Trump, saying his words were, “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.”

Republican Sen. Rand Paul condemns President Trump’s social media rhetoric over the Democratic lawmakers’ video to U.S. troops, calling it “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.”

“It’s not something that is helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up, and… pic.twitter.com/iGN6rs70rU

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 23, 2025

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker pressed Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) — who was not a part of the video — on whether or not she knew of a specific “illegal” order.

Klobuchar’s reply was vague: “If [a National Guard] commander were to tell [troops], hey, go out on the streets and do this and that, that’s not following the order that is in law. So I just use that example.”

Welker: “Do you know what the specific illegal acts are that your Democratic colleagues were referring to?”

Klobuchar: “If [a National Guard] commander were to tell [troops], hey, go out on the streets and do this and that, that’s not following the order that is in law. So I… https://t.co/viCkHoAxMJ pic.twitter.com/Qht2S09sNg

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 23, 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the Trump administration’s economic strategy is centered on fixing “the three I’s: immigration, interest rates, and inflation,” adding that Americans are traumatized by Biden-era inflation.

“One thing we’re not going to do is what the Biden administration did — tell the American people they don’t know how they feel,” Bessent said. “They are traumatized by Biden-era inflation. We’ve slowed it, and we’re working very hard to bring it down.”

Bessent argued that immigration has been a major driver of high housing costs and wage stagnation. With the border closed and deportations underway, he expects home prices to fall and wages to rise. He pointed to October’s strong housing data as evidence, with home sales reaching their highest level in three years.

“The prices get better,” he said. “Energy prices, gasoline are down, we believe health care is going to come down. This will be the lowest cost for a Thanksgiving dinner in four years. Turkey prices are down 16%.”

While inflation ticked up to 3% from its 2.3% low earlier this year, Bessent insisted it remains under control. He noted that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has lowered interest rates by 0.50% this year and have another rate cut on the table for December.

Bessent credited the president’s peace agreements, tax reforms, and new trade deals as key drivers of future affordability. His remarks come days after Vice President JD Vance called on Americans to have “a little bit of patience” with the Trump administration’s economic strategy.

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Recent criticism has focused on rising prices for certain food products. NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Scott Bessent if the administration’s rollback on tariffs proves Trump’s trade policies are raising consumer costs.

Bessent dismissed the argument, saying inflation “is a composite number” with many moving parts, meaning overall inflation can remain stable even as some products fluctuate. He predicted broader price declines once United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer finalizes new agreements in Latin America.

He also pointed to last week’s rollback on tariffs for more than 200 food products as proof that the White House is “pushing down the prices they can control,” rejecting claims that tariffs hurt consumers.

“Some prices will come down in weeks, some in months,” he said.

With major trade deals nearing completion, foreign peace negotiations wrapping up, and the One Big, Beautiful Bill tax reforms in place, Bessent said he is “optimistic for 2026.”