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“For this, the president and vice president must be impeached, convicted and removed,” Watson said. It’s unknown whether Watson has legal representation at this time.
Public dissent within active-duty military ranks is rare as service members are required to follow orders in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which criminalizes contemptuous words against the president, vice president, Congress and other top officials under Article 88. Service members are also prohibited from wearing uniforms while participating in political rallies.
Jessica Denson, founder of Removal Coalition, which organized the press conference, said Watson had reached out to them via email and understood the potential consequences of his actions.
“We started having conversations and took this desire that he had to come out very seriously and thought about the best way to make his sacrifice worth it,” she said.
Green later posted a video on social media praising Watson’s action.
“I just left the Capitol grounds, and I was there to witness a major in the United States military bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice,” Green said. He added that Watson had “stood for impeachment of the president” before he was arrested and taken away.
CNN’s Lauren Chadwick and Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.