Air Force major cuffed in uniform on Capitol steps demanding Trump and Vance's removal

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Source: Raw Story

By Daniel Hampton
Published July 3, 2026 3:16 PM ET

An active-duty Air Force major was arrested in uniform on the steps of the U.S. Capitol this week after he stood before cameras and demanded that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance be impeached and removed from office.

Jason Watson, a career officer, spoke at a news conference organized by the Removal Coalition, an activist group pushing Congress to impeach Trump. Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who has filed articles of impeachment against Trump more than once, escorted Watson to the House steps. When Green stepped away, Capitol Police ordered Watson to end the demonstration or face arrest. He refused, and officers took him in under a District statute covering crowding and obstructing.

Watson argued that Trump's military strikes on Iran and Venezuela were "an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress' authority and a violation of the War Powers Clause." He said those actions "resulted in the deaths of 13 service members and injuries of hundreds more," and told the crowd the president and vice president "must be impeached, convicted and removed." He also called the administration's immigration tactics unconstitutional. The Senate recently voted to rein in Trump's Iran war powers in a bipartisan rebuke.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-impeachment-2677156403/

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Jason Watson..............your a .............

[sop]

1. There's strength in numbers. Where are the other brave, patriotic, principled military officers when we need them?

[turbinetree]

2. This............

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. History shows

soldiers follow orders, no matter how illegal. At this point, the number of soldiers who have already obeyed illegal orders to commit war crimes is pretty large, i would not expect many more after this guy.

[turbinetree]

5. All it takes is one..............

[Wifes husband]

6. Probably obeying the law

I agree with the major, but he cannot do this in uniform

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. I've seen a lot of bitching

... because military isn't allowed to wear their uniform when protesting.

I call bullshit. He took an oath to defend against "enemies foreign and domestic."

That's the definition of this whole Shitler cabal and the decimation of the Constitution, rule of law, using the office to grift BILLIONS unchecked, ad nauseam.

This guy sacrificed his career to do his duty to us when countless more are simply following illegal orders. This dude is a hero--and I hope more follow suit.

[Wifes husband]

7. Ignorance is bliss

[doc03]

8. He has courage but he will ruin his career and loose his pension. I bet Trump will

excute him if he can.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. I stand with Major Watson

[LT Barclay]

10. This arrest itself is crap. The only law he violated was the UCMJ. If he had violated another law and it was referred

to military authorities it might be valid, but I don't believe these police have any jurisdiction over the matter. It just looks like suppression of free speech to me.
I hope he has lawyers with enough guts to hang his defense on the "all enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC" phrase.

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11. This............