Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly After Video Urging Troops To Resist Unlawful Orders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is censuring Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. In November, Kelly joined five other lawmakers in a video that called on troops to uphold the Constitution and not follow “illegal orders.” Defense Secretary Hegseth said the censure was a “necessary” step toward proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kelly’s retired rank of captain. Kelly responded by calling the move “outrageous” and “wrong.” He said it sends “the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something [Hegseth] or Donald Trump doesn’t like, they will come after them the same way.”