'F*ck You Guys!' Sen. Gallego Goes Nuclear On Pete Hegseth Investigating Mark Kelly [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Nov 24th, 2025, 2:14 pm


Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) hit back at Trump’s Department of Defense on Monday after it announced an investigation into Kelly, a retired Navy Captain and former astronaut, over his appearance in a public service announcement urging soldiers not to follow illegal orders. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth raged at Kelly on X while sharing the announcement.

“The video made by the ‘Seditious Six ‘ was despicable, reckless, and false. Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of ‘good order and discipline.’ Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger,” insisted Hegseth. Hegseth added that as a retired officer, Kelly was still under his jurisdiction, unlike the other five Democrats in the video.

“As was announced, the Department is reviewing his statements and actions, which were addressed directly to all troops while explicitly using his rank and service affiliation—lending the appearance of authority to his words. Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately,” added Hegseth while sharing the statement, which also threatened Kelly with a return to active duty service and a court-martial.

Gallego, a former Marine, pulled no punches in hitting back at Hegseth. “This is f*cking insane. We should all just point out how f*cking insane this is. Hey, this is Ruben Gallego. I’m traveling through Arizona right now, and I just received the news that the Department of Defense is starting an investigation against my seatmate, Mark Kelly,” he said in a clip posted to social media, adding:

This is f*cking insane. We should just all point out how fucking insane this is. And, you know, these guys are trying to say that they’re not acting like fascists, that they are not trying to give as much power to this president as a king, and they should stop acting like it. Mark Kelly is a patriot.

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