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Mark Kelly: “In 2016, he [Donald Trump] said that the US military will…”

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

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Mark Kelly says troops 'can tell' what orders are illegal amid Pentagon probe

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

So this is looking forward. But let me give you, let me give you a pass, an outline of things that he has said. In 2016, he [Donald Trump] said that the US military will follow his illegal orders. He was given. He, he said something on a debate stage and was reminded that would be illegal. And he said the military will not refuse his orders, regardless of whether they're legal or not. (02:17–02:23)

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Asserts that Donald Trump claimed the U.S. military would follow his illegal orders in 2016.

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