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Mark Kelly: “He said, don't respect the Constitution. In this case, if…”

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

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Senator Mark Kelly on Trump Suggesting He Be Executed & Hegseth Opening an Investigation into Him

Published | Video Starts at 07:27

You do not want to cross him, and your loyalty should be to him. It should not. It should always be to the Constitution. And that's the message we were trying to send. Respect the Constitution. He said, don't respect the Constitution. In this case, if you do, you can be executed. Are you getting any support from your Republican colleagues? Yes. You are? Yes. They, I assume, realize today. Oh, well, a couple days ago, too, Rand Paul said, I think it would be a really bad idea to hang US Senators. (07:27–07:35)

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Asserts that [an unnamed individual] said not to respect the Constitution and implied execution for doing so.

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