US President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025.
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White House denies that Trump threatened lawmakers with execution

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Trump was calling for lawmakers to be executed, after Democrats urged service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders. Leavitt, however, also argued that members of Congress with national security backgrounds should not encourage anyone to defy orders from the administration.

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US President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025.
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White House denies that Trump threatened lawmakers with execution
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Senator disputes Trump's claim the anti-weaponization fund is dead
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Trump: Anti-weaponization fund is 'dead' but 'I wish it weren’t'
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Five months later: Victims of the deadly US strike on an Iranian school
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<p>Trump jokes that not everyone liked Lindsey Graham and he was a tough cookie.</p>
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Trump says Sen. Graham was a "tough cookie."
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