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On the recordNovember 9, 2020
Exactly. The oath that you swear when you join the military is to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. So, it's not to carry out the president's orders, it's to defend the Constitution.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Duckworth emphasizes the military's oath to the Constitution rather than to the president.

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