Billboards Urging Troops to Defy Trump Are Popping Up Near Military Bases in Florida

The left seems to have decided that sedition is their ticket to winning over the American people and taking down Donald Trump, and they are going all-in on their efforts. 

First, it was the now-infamous "Seditious Six" – a group of Democrat lawmakers who put out a video pleading with U.S. troops to not "give up the ship" and to consider defying orders from above if they deem them to be unlawful. The video was apparently in response to efforts by the Trump administration to cut off the flow of dangerous drugs into the U.S. with military-led strikes on drug-smuggling boats in the waters near Venezuela. 

Here are Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), joined by Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), Maggie Goodlander (NH-2), and Jason Crow (CO-6), in all their seditious glory:

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship. pic.twitter.com/N8lW0EpQ7r

— Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) November 18, 2025

In response to the video, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press that the Democrats' messaging could lead to serious and dangerous discipline issues within the military, saying, "The sanctity of our military rests on the chain of command, and if that chain of command is broken, it can lead to people getting killed, it can lead to chaos, and that’s what these members of Congress... are essentially encouraging."

Sen. Kelly, a retired captain and former pilot in the U.S. Navy, got particular pushback for his role in encouraging active duty military personnel to defy their superiors. A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Kelly now faces "an official Command Investigation."

READ MORE: Pentagon ‘Escalating’ Review of ‘Serious Allegations’ Against Mark Kelly

Bad News for Those Six Democrats Who Made 'Illegal Orders' Video

The fierce outcry from the White House and the Pentagon against Democrats in the wake of their stunt seems to have only emboldened the left's foot soldiers to continue rallying troops to disrupt the chain of command. New billboards that are popping up around Florida, some right outside of military bases, pick up where the Seditious Six left off, and encourage servicemembers to "obey only lawful orders."

"Obey only lawful orders," the billboard says in Tampa, near the MacDill Air Force Base. https://t.co/ZvO9B3DTdO

— 10 Tampa Bay News (@10TampaBay) December 26, 2025

Here's the exact wording of the signs:

A Message to Every U.S. Servicemember: Obey only lawful orders. 

"A general order or regulation is lawful unless it is contrary to the Constitution, the law of the United States, or lawful superior orders."

– Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, Part IV (Article 92)

The billboards also include a website URL, defiance.org/troops, and seems to be the handiwork of two hard-left groups: Defiance.Org and Whistleblower Aid. Defiance.Org says it's a "club for courageous Americans — people willing to take peaceful, lawful, defiant action to defend democracy from a wannabe dictator," while Whistleblower Aid claims it "helps public and private sector workers report and expose wrongdoing — safely, lawfully, and responsibly."

“We’re making sure troops know their rights and that they’re not alone if they’re told to cross the line,” said Miles Taylor in a statement. He is a former DHS chief of staff under Donald Trump and co-founder of DEFIANCE.org. “The president may be the commander-in-chief, but even he is bound by the law. This campaign is a constitutional alarm bell to remind our servicemembers of that.”

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