Public Backs Refusal of Unlawful Orders

Updated: 2025.12.02 3D ago 1 sources
An Economist/YouGov poll (Nov 28–Dec 1, 2025) finds more Americans approve of Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. soldiers to refuse unlawful orders than approve of President Trump calling those lawmakers seditious. The gap is substantive (net +8 for the lawmakers' message vs. net -33 for Trump's response) and shows large partisan intensity differences. — This signals a measurable public check on rhetoric that seeks to politicize military obedience and suggests political costs for leaders who brand refusal‑advocates as seditious.

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Americans are more sympathetic to Democratic lawmakers than to Trump in their dispute about illegal orders
2025.12.02 100% relevant
Economist/YouGov poll: 46% approve Democrats' message (34% strongly), 26% approve Trump's response (15% strongly); 61% of Democrats strongly approve the lawmakers' message while 84% of Democrats strongly disapprove of Trump's message.
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