US EditionSen. Mark Kelly Says Hegseth's Move to Demote Him "Is About Stifling People's Speech"
- On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened an extraordinary administrative case to let the Pentagon retroactively strip Sen. Mark Kelly's retired rank and cut his pension, announcing the move on social media.
- Prompted by a November video in which Sen. Mark Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers urged service members to refuse illegal orders, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the message "reckless and seditious" and said it showed a pattern undermining military discipline.
- The Pentagon has initiated retirement-grade determination proceedings, issued a letter of censure in Kelly's permanent file, and Kelly has 30 days to respond before the action set to go into effect in 45 days.
- On Tuesday Kelly said, `Pete Hegseth is going to prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for saying something that is in the Uniform Code of Military Justice`, and he vowed to fight the move, calling it an attack on free speech.
- The dispute highlights the potential for a modern precedent for military disciplinary use against elected officials, with Kelly's legal team rejecting accusations as a restatement of Hegseth's 2016 remark and warning of broader consequences.
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‘Expect fireworks’: Mark Kelly floors CNN with blistering response to Hegseth
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) issued a blistering response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday after he has attempted to seek revenge on the Arizona senator and threatened demote him from his military rank. Kelly, a member of the Armed Services Committee, partnered with several other Democrats and former military and intelligence officers to warn military members not to follow any illegal orders in a video and expects that it will come up Wednesd…
'Expect fireworks': Mark Kelly floors CNN with blistering response to Hegseth
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) issued a blistering response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday after he has attempted to seek revenge on the Arizona senator and threatened demote him from his military rank.Kelly, a member of the Armed Services Committee, partnered with several other Democrats and for...
Mark Kelly Rips Pete Hegseth After Pentagon Moves To Cut His Pension And Demote Him Over Video About Illegal Orders
Senator Mark Kelly, who flew combat missions during the Gulf War in the U.S. Navy before being selected as a NASA Space Shuttle pilot, blasted MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, for his part in the latest Trump administration attempt to lash out at their political rivals.Hegseth previously demanded the Navy provide punishment recommendations to the Pentagon's Office of General Counsel for the retired Cap…
Hegseth moves to demote Sen. Kelly over video
What happenedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday said he had formally censured Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy fighter pilot and NASA astronaut, and launched an administrative process to demote him from captain, reducing his military pension.Hegseth targeted Kelly after he appeared with five other Democratic lawmakers in a video reminding military service members they can “refuse illegal orders.”Who said whatHegseth alleged on social…
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