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Mark Kelly: “What [Donald Trump] said about us is dangerous. It's…”

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

LIVE: AZ Sen. Mark Kelly remarks on Pres. Trump, Sec. Hegseth's allegations of misconduct

Published December 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:15

The DoD matter, are you considering any legal action to. You mean like me suing Donald Trump for what he said? I think What [Donald Trump] said about us is dangerous. It's Ridiculous. It is a violation of our constitutional rights. as Americans and our rights as senators to do our job. And he's trying to intimidate us. But I have not considered that. Not at this point. Business, reality tv and politics. (01:15–19:17)

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“The President of the United States said that two U.S. senators and four members of the House of Representatives should be arrested, hanged…”
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“The same Secretary of Defense who is reported to have ordered a second strike to kill shipwreck survivors in the Caribbean.”
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“In 2001, after Donald Trump said that the collapse of the Twin Towers meant he now owned the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan...”
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“I was notified of a potential court martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense.”
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“President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying what is true.”
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“President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying what is true.”
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“The President of the United States said that two U.S. senators and four members of the House of Representatives should be arrested, hanged…”
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“The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who will do whatever [Trump] says with no question, no matter what.”
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“The Secretary of Defense was ordering an investigation into me.”
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“The Secretary of Defense was ordering an investigation into me.”
LIVE: AZ Sen. Mark Kelly remarks on Pres. Trump, Sec. Hegseth's allegations of misconduct | Uploaded December 1, 2025 | 05:02-05:08
“The Secretary of Defense who is reported to have ordered a second strike to kill shipwreck survivors in the Caribbean.”
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“This has been a singular focus of President Trump's second term. Not addressing costs, not creating jobs, intimidating people, and going…”
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“He has slapped reckless tariffs on countries across the globe, skyrocketing the cost of everything from groceries to school supplies.”
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“There are Republicans in the House and the Senate who really want to do something to prevent these health care premiums from spiking for…”
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“The occupant of the Oval Office is ignorant to the Constitution and has no regard for the rule of law.”
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“The occupant of the Oval Office is ignorant to the Constitution and has no regard for the rule of law.”
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“In 1991, when Donald Trump was driving the Taj Mahal Casino into bankruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait.”
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“In 2003, when Donald Trump was writing birthday greetings to the monster Jeffrey Epstein...”
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“In 2011, when Trump was hosting a reality show and peddling conspiracy theories against President Barack Obama...”
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“There needs to be an investigation. We need to pull some of [these members of DoD in the military] into the Armed Services committees in the…”
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“I will say, though, as somebody who has sunk two ships myself, that folks in the military need to understand the law of the sea, the Geneva…”
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“I think [Donald Trump] is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law.”
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“An unqualified Secretary of Defense fired a bunch of [Inspectors General and lawyers at the Department of Defense].”
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“I was notified of a potential court martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense.”
LIVE: AZ Sen. Mark Kelly remarks on Pres. Trump, Sec. Hegseth's allegations of misconduct | Uploaded December 1, 2025 | 15:16-15:26
“The threats on us have obviously gone up [due to Donald Trump's statements].”
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“The number of threatening calls that we get into our office have skyrocketed.”
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“The number of calls we threatening calls that we get into our office have skyrocketed.”
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“Bradley should appear before [the Armed Services Committee].”
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“The secretary has had Secretary Hexa, that is, if he's had any conversations with any members of the Armed Services Committee and of these…”
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“This is not an administration that tends to follow any norms.”
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“This DOJ has been just, you know, attacking people for all kinds of stuff.”
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“Millions of my constituents, the people I represent in Arizona and millions more people across the country are not going to be able to…”
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“People lose their health care. They die.”
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“We can fix this. We have time to fix this we know what to do.”
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“Doesn't seem the president of the United States wants to do anything on this.”
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“If he's going to say to a U.S. senator that you should be executed for what you say, that sends a very chilling message not only through the…”
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“I have confidence, tremendous confidence in the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, senator from Mississippi, and the…”
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“He's decimated it, firing people in the leadership of DoD just because of the color of their skin or if they were a woman.”
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“I have about zero confidence in the secretary of Defense.”
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“Regime change as a policy of the United States generally in our history has not worked out well.”
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“Think of South Vietnam, think of the Bay of Pigs, Iraq and Afghanistan.”
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“It results in the deaths of U.S. service members without the intended outcome.”
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“The president needs to make a case to the American people when he is about to put thousands of American men and women in harm's way.”
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