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Pentagon Moves to Cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s Retirement Pay Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

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Jan 08, 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the Pentagon is pursuing steps to cut Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay and downgrade his retired rank after the Democratic lawmaker appeared in a video urging U.S. troops to refuse “illegal orders.”

The move escalates tension between the Pentagon and a sitting senator at the heart of a br…

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