New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday defended Donald Trump after the US President sparked a fresh political slugfest saying a group of Democratic lawmakers should be put on trial - and suggested they should even face the death penalty.

Trump made the remark after they released a video telling government employees to refrain from following orders that broke the law.

"It's called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL," Trump said in a social media post.

"Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand - We won't have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET," he added.

"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!," said Trump in another po...