Marine Officers Are 'Considering Resigning' After Questioning If Trump's Orders Are 'Constitutional,' Democratic Lawmaker Says

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran, said military officers are "considering resigning" after questioning whether President Donald Trump's orders are constitutional, something he described as unprecedented.

During an interview with Ben Meiselas on the "MeidasTouch" podcast, Moulton said the president is "undermining our democracy by politicizing the military."

"If one leader, one political party controls the military, then you don't have a fair and equal democracy anymore," Moulton stated in a clip circulating on X.

When asked how Marines view the president's recent orders, such as mobilizing against protesters in Los Angeles, Moulton said he has "heard that a lot of officers are considering resigning their commissions" out of concern that following such directives may violate their oath to defend the Constitution, not the president.

"For all my time in Iraq, for a war that I disagreed with led by a president that I voted against twice, I never questioned the lawfulness of orders we received," the Massachusetts lawmaker revealed, adding that he didn't hear it among his comrades either. He has, however, heard of junior officers asking the question.

"They've had their resignation letters already written, much like Gen. [James] Mattis did when he served as Secretary of Defense, knowing that President Trump was likely to do something or ask them to do something unlawful," Moulton stated, before warning that "this is a dangerous time for our country."

"But, I do have confidence in the marines at least, as much as you can have confidence in any military unit to do their very best to uphold the law," he added.