AOC Demands Trump Removal, Urges Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led Democratic calls for Trump's removal after he threatened to obliterate Iran's civilization.

“The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and attacked Iran without seeking congressional approval — quickly fell away after his latest threat to Iran”

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She urged US service members to refuse illegal orders, writing the President's mental faculties are collapsing.

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Trump set an 8 p.m. deadline to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure, threats that could constitute war crimes.

House Democratic leadership stopped short of calling for his ouster, instead urging a war powers vote.

The president's threats shattered previous Democratic reticence about removal.

Rights advocates and think tanks called for accountability.

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president condemned Trump's threats as morally unjustifiable.

Trump withdrew his immediate civilian-targeting threat after Iran proposed a workable ceasefire.

Trump announced a stay in strikes to allow a two-week ceasefire after Iran proposed a workable 10-point plan.

Democratic lawmakers including Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene also called for Trump's removal.

The ceasefire provided breathing room, but fundamental questions of constitutional authority remained unresolved.