"Kelly continued: I mean, think about this: he runs around on a stage talking about lethality, and warrior ethos, and killing people. We have the most confident, capable military this planet has ever seen by far that's not the message that needs to come from the secretary of Defense. The message should be about what's our mission, and accountability, and the rule of law, and training, and Let me make sure you are equipped to do really hard jobs."
"And instead, he runs around on a stage like he's a 12-year-old playing army. And it is ridiculous. It is embarrassing. I cannot imagine what our allies think looking at that guy in this job one of the most important jobs in our country in my view. After the president of the United States, it is the next most important job. He is in the national command authority for nuclear weapons."
Sen. Mark Kelly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for running the military unseriously and placing service members in difficult situations, citing an alleged greenlight for a second-strike on a drug boat off Venezuela. Kelly described Hegseth as unqualified, focused on rhetoric of lethality and 'warrior ethos' rather than mission clarity, accountability, rule of law, training, and equipping troops. Kelly called Hegseth's public demeanor embarrassing, highlighted a children's-book meme showing turtles with rocket-propelled grenades, and argued Hegseth should have been removed after 'Signalgate.' Kelly emphasized the gravity of the Defense Secretary's role in nuclear command authority.
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