"After learning of the censure, Kelly called Hegseth the most unqualified secretary of defense in our country's history and vowed to fight this with everything I've got. Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way, Kelly said in a statement. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that."
"calling on troops to uphold the constitution and defy what they characterized as illegal commands Senator Mark Kelly and five other members of Congress released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline, Hegseth said in a statement posted on X, adding that Kelly is still accountable to military justice as a retired officer receiving military pay."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a formal censure to Senator Mark Kelly and initiated retirement grade determination proceedings that could remove Kelly's retired rank and reduce his pension. The action followed Kelly urging service members to resist unlawful orders and a video by Kelly and five other Democratic veterans calling on troops to uphold the Constitution and defy what they characterized as illegal commands. Hegseth accused Kelly of making seditious statements that undermined military discipline and asserted that Kelly remains accountable to military justice as a retired officer receiving military pay. Kelly rejected the action, called Hegseth unqualified, and vowed to fight it.
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