【Key Focus: Retired US Navy Captain and Astronaut Kelly Comments on a Comprehensive Investigation by the Department of War】
On November 24, 2025, Washington time, after the Department of War announced a comprehensive investigation into Mark Kelly, Mark Kelly responded in a statement:
I was commissioned as a US Navy Lieutenant Colonel at the age of 22 and took an oath to the US Constitution. I went through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights with NASA, and since retirement—I have been maintaining this daily habit—this was after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving voters.
Hegseth's statement was the first time I heard about the Pentagon's investigation. I also saw the president post that I should be arrested, hanged, and executed.
If this is intended to intimidate me and other members of Congress from fulfilling their duties and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I have given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the US Constitution.
Supplementary information from Old Liu:
Mark Kelly is currently a Democratic Senator from Arizona. He served as a fighter pilot in the US Navy, with a total flight time of 4,500 hours. Later, he became an astronaut and completed four space missions for NASA. Last week, he appeared in a video with several other legislators urging the military to refuse illegal orders.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849700169195527/
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