Hegseth Ramps Up Attacks on Kelly Over Unlawful Orders Video

Nov. 25, 2025, 10:48 PM UTC

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ramped up his attack on Senator Mark Kelly, taking to social media to deride him for purportedly displaying his uniform medals incorrectly a day after a probe into the Arizona Democrat was announced.

Hegseth’s post Tuesday — on his personal X account — said a picture Kelly posted online had his medals “out of order & rows reversed.” It came a day after the Pentagon said it would probe Kelly for a video in which he and other Democrats said military officers should “refuse illegal orders.”

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