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Mark Kelly: “Secretary Hegseth, the secretary of the Department of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:34

He, he was qualified for the job. I think you can't dispute that there have been other individuals in this cabinet that are clearly unqualified. Secretary Hegseth, the secretary of the Department of Defense, is one who I feel is, you know, the least qualified secretary of defense we've ever had in our country's history. So I put them in two different categories. All right. Senator Mark Kelly joining us on Good Morning Arizona on this Wednesday morning. Senator, thank you for your time. (07:34–07:47)

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