Senator Mark Kelly faces military censure and potential demotion from the Pentagon over his remarks urging troops to refuse illegal orders, sparking a debate on military free speech and political retaliation.
This topic concerns US Senator Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, and the political and military controversy surrounding his statements on military conduct.
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"Sen. Kelly says Pentagon is investigating him to halt dissent AP News Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagons escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military"
News Link @AP 2026-01-11T21:20Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Two Republicans oppose Pete Hegseths censure of fellow Senator Mark Kelly Republicans The Guardian Pushback from Susan Collins and Thom Tillis is striking amid tepid response from most other Republican senators"
News Link @guardian 2026-01-06T15:19Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements
"Mark Kelly has retirement pay cut by Pentagon over illegal orders video Pete Hegseth announces The Independent Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Arizona Democrat is still accountable to military justice"
News Link @Independent 2026-01-05T16:53Z 3.4M followers, 27.1K engagements
"Hegseth Starts Proceedings Against Sen. Mark Kelly Over His Remarks - The New York Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted the senator for seditious remarks. Mr. Kelly said he had done nothing wrong and cited similar comments by Mr. Hegseth"
News Link @nytimes 2026-01-05T16:18Z 52.8M followers, 95.3K engagements
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""This country needs people like Elon Musk to create to innovate to participate in our civic affairs. This is a good thing." Mark Kelly is punching the air hearing this"
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"Mark Kelly FREAKS OUT after Pete Hegseth STRIKES BACK HARD Mark Kelly FREAKS OUT after Pete Hegseth STRIKES BACK HARD Sen. Mark Kelly is in a fresh showdown with the Trump Pentagon and it could shake how regular people trust the chain of command. According to the clip Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an official censure over a November video telling troops to refuse illegal orders. The segment says Trump blasted it as seditious behavior even punishable by death. Kelly gets [--] days to respond with a 45-day process and the result could strip his retired captain rank and cost tens of"
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"Agreed. Senator Tillis has this right and others should join him. This abuse of power by this administration is outrageous and part of their ongoing crusade to end the independence of the Fed that is so important to our economy. If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question. I If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively"
X Link @SenMarkKelly 2026-01-12T03:20Z 268.4K followers, 315K engagements
"@HopeisaBison Talirico is [--] points behind Crockett for the same reason he will be [--] points behind Conryn if the election was held today - Low name Id You would think all these armchairs politicos would see the benefit of running in a high attention race astronaut Mark Kelly he is not"
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