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   (NewsNation) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced he is   
   censuring Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in response to a video issued by a   
   group of lawmakers reminding service members to refuse to follow unlawful   
   orders.   
      
   In a social media post, Hegseth referred to the video as “seditious” and   
   “clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline.”   
      
   Kelly responded with his own post, calling Hegseth the “most unqualified   
   Secretary of Defense in our country’s history” and saying he would not be   
   intimidated.   
      
   Kelly receives a military pension as a retired captain, and according to   
   Hegseth’s post, is still subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.   
      
   The post states that the Defense Department has started retirement grade   
   determination proceedings to reduce Kelly’s retirement grade and pension.   
      
   “Captain Kelly’s status as a sitting United States Senator does not exempt   
   him from accountability, and further violations could result in further   
   action,” Hegseth wrote in the post. “These actions are based on Captain   
   Kelly’s public statements from June through December 2025 in which he   
   characterized lawful military operations as illegal and counseled members   
   of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders.”   
      
   Kelly posted on social media detailing his service record and noting that   
   he fought and risked his life to defend the Constitution, including the   
   First Amendment.   
      
   “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. It’s outrageous and it is wrong.   
   There is nothing more un-American than that,” he said.   
      
   Kelly will have 30 days to respond to a formal letter notifying him of the   
   actions being taken. The retirement grade determination process is   
   expected to be completed within 45 days.   
      
   https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/hegseth-censures-mark-kelly-   
   unlawful-orders-video/   
      
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