Democratic US Senator from Arizona, Astronaut and retired US Navy Capitan joined others in saying out loud that American military members have the “RIGHT” to disobey any ‘Illegal Order’….
(This is off of the Trump/Hegseth Drug boat attacks campaign that has left almost 100 unarmed men dead and left in the ocean in action that some have called illegal….)
US Defense Sec Hegseth is going after Kelly for his comments, threatening to reduce Kelly’s retirement grade and centure him …
This IS gonna become a Hegseth and Trump Admin problem one would think….
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon will formally censure Sen. Mark Kelly and launch administrative proceedings against the Arizona Democrat to consider whether to reduce his Navy rank in retirement, the latest twist in a weeks-long dispute about the lawmaker’s political commentary.
Come on james. Hegseth is not “running his own show.” Hegseth is doing exactly what Trump wants and is directing.
Hegseth is a figurehead.
Donald is intellectually unable think on his own past making money…..
Pete and Stephen it would seem are the puppet masters
In regards to Hegseth, that is ridiculous. Others have made mention of how Miller, within the White House has influence. Hegseth is there to go on television. Even his deputy is said to have more day to day control of the Pentagon.
But come on. Nobody in the Cabinet, with the possible exception of RFK Jr is “running their own show.” The White House is dictating everything that is going on in the Executive Branch, and extending onto Congress also.
Oh, Uh?
“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” Collins said Monday of the proceedings Hegseth announced earlier in the day against Kelly, a retired Navy captain who flew 39 combat missions as a naval aviator and four space missions as an astronaut.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called the Pentagon’s censure of Kelly “ridiculous,” even though he strongly criticized the Democrats’ video urging service members to ignore orders they view as unjust or illegal.
“That video was rage bait … but my gosh, he is a U.S. senator who operates in a political world,” Tillis said, according to a reporter for HuffPost….
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That’s Susan Collins (R-Maine) in addition to Thom Tillis (R-NC)
I’d say other military vets in Congress might not be happy with Hegset’s wishes
Best part of the ironic?
Noem is inviting the Venezuelans to ‘come to America’!
I wonder if she cleared this with Miller?