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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says "all orders" from President Trump are "lawful orders," and troops have no right to question him.

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This administration lies so much they're now doing pre-crime PR for illegal orders that haven't even happened yet.

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-- Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) Nov 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM

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Fuhrerbefehl in the original German.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-11-25 06:07 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Killing unarmed American civilians?

I imagine that has to be at the top of the list.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-25 07:49 AM | Reply

Just wow.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-11-25 08:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

So a Marine can't refuse an order from Trump to shoot me for blogging with RCADE?

Detrimental to military discipline?

Productive of chaos?

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-25 10:16 AM | Reply

Hiring fanatic cult loyalists who never question orders... is a contagious disease.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-25 10:30 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-25 10:43 AM | Reply

Trumpy is not into governing ... he is into RULING.

He will never understand that his job is to serve the public (as a public servant), not RULE the public.

THIS is why this episode won't end well and he will likely go down in history as the worst President ever.

Pro tip: Americans don't like to be RULED.

A soldier is obligated to refuse orders that are "manifestly unlawful""that is, orders that any person of ordinary sense would know are wrong or violate the Constitution, international law, or the Geneva Conventions. Following an illegal order can lead to prosecution for the service member.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-25 01:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

... White House: All Trump Orders 'Legal,' Cannot Be Questioned ...

Let's parse this statement.

First ...

... All Trump Orders 'Legal,' ...

Yeah, The Roberts SCOTUS has said that Pres Trump (and I paraphrase) can do no wrong.

... Cannot Be Questioned ...

Ah, here's the nub.

The Roberts SCOTUS may have given a blanket immunity to Pres Trump (again, I paraphrase), but has the Roberts SCOTUS given any such manner of immunity to those on the receiving end of his dicta?

So, while Pres Trump seems to have immunity if he performs illegal acts, do those who he commands have similar immunity?

And, if not, how do they protect themselves from facing a fate similar to the Nuremberg trials, (i.e., the ~I was just following orders~ defense)?






#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-25 11:52 PM | Reply

This sounds just like when Nixon claimed that when the president does something, then it wasn't breaking the law.

OCU

#9 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-11-26 12:24 AM | Reply

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