"MADDOW: I'm I'm struck by the way this does and doesn't fit the pattern of other acts taken by the Trump administration in this past year. They have taken different types of acts of retribution against people who they see as their political opponents or their political rivals or their critics running the gamut. Everybody from members of the board of the Fed, to other elected officials, to indictments of former Trump administration officials. And so, it seems to fit that sort of pattern in one way. Everybody from members of the board of the Fed, to other elected officials, to indictments of former Trump administration officials."
"KELLY: Well, could be could be partly that. I think the bigger thing here is Donald Trump didn't like what I said, and he was so struck by it. And in some ways, you know, maybe I, you know, hurt his ego in a way that, you know, he now is starting to understand that, you know, members of the military don't have blind loyalty to him. He should kno"
Sen. Mark Kelly faced a Pentagon probe and potential censure and demotion after appearing in a video reminding intelligence and military personnel that they must not follow illegal orders. The reminder prompted execution-themed responses from President Donald Trump. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced he will seek censure and demotion of Kelly. Kelly responded by saying the action reflected Trump's anger and wounded ego, and that the episode demonstrates that military members do not owe blind loyalty to the president. The dispute fits a broader pattern of retribution against perceived political opponents.
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