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Mark Kelly: “He is the most unqualified Secretary of defense in our…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Trump is 'not silencing me': Kelly stands firm on video to troops despite White House threats

Published | Video Starts at 08:47

What he put on signal was very damaging and put those pilots, those young men and women, at significant risk. He should take responsibility for this. But we know who he is. He is the most unqualified Secretary of defense in our country's history, by far. And I don't expect, you know, him to own up for. For this or what's happening in the Caribbean or anything else. For that reason, the president should fire him. (08:47–08:54)

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Asserts that [Pete Hegseth] is the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in U.S. history.

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