Two Republican senators spoke up in defense of their Democratic colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, as the Trump administration seeks to punish him in response to a video he recorded last week, noting the military can defy illegal orders.
“Senator Kelly valiantly served our country as an aviator in the U.S. Navy before later completing four space shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) [wrote](https://x.com/lisamurkowski/status/1993458701601014111) in a social media post on Tuesday. “To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong.”
I think they know if they push this, they’ll push him right into the presidency at the next election. .
bleat_bleat_bleat on
That’s a hard sell to go after the kind of true alpha that these Republican podcasters dream about.
Mogman282 on
Stupid baseless witch hunt, his 5 lines he said are in the law, lets not say Trump did not incite Jan 6….takes one to know one and any other country Trump would have been in jail long ago.
verifiedboomer on
I would love to see everyone in Congress stand up and publicly remind our soldiers and officers that they must refuse illegal orders. They can’t investigate everyone.
all_scotched_up on
Just smoke and mirrors while they continue to scrub the Epstein files. I mean, it’s real, but it’s shifting the focus.
chownee on
Do I dare hope we’re at a tipping point?
in9ram on
Just the fact that there is movement to punish him shows how far we have fallen. The military of 2 years ago would have still agreed with him.
DerpsTerps on
I read it as Putingon seeks to punish him.
Complex_Anteater6528 on
I wouldn’t be surprised if this situation propels Kelly closer to a realistic bid for President or acceptance of a VP run.
Crunch_inc on
I don’t get it. Anyone can get on social media and read out any law or part of the constitution they want. I don’t see how this could be more than theatre at this point.
FahrenheitGhost on
“Two Republican senators spoke up”. Well… I suppose 2 out of 53 is a start.
faith_apnea on
Draft dodger and drunkard will lose this one too.
SMIrving on
The newsworthy item here isn’t that two GOP senators said something mildly supportive of Kelly. The real news is that only two of them had the courage to say anything.
Mattyboy064 on
So it’s Lisa Murkowski and the Mormon replacement for Romney’s seat calling the DOD out.
Yeah this is a non story, nobody important involved on the Republican side.
Reload86 on
Always remember to refrain from being on the wrong side of history.
Trump and his administration are temporary position holders. They will be gone one day soon. History will remember this time as one of the worst and most corrupt eras of America. Do you want to be remembered on the wrong side of that story?
epistaxis64 on
Kelly should consider a presidential run after this. His credentials are sterling and he’ll be getting a ton of press off this
Competitive_Fee_5829 on
retired Navy here and this guy looks like he doesnt fuck around. I dont know much about him but I know I would not want to challenge him. he is an astronaut and a badass from all the info I know
dth1717 on
The Pentagon can’t do fuck all, he’s a senator and not subject to recall
TheorySudden5996 on
Even Republicans know they are on a sinking ship. They need a life preserver and it’s becoming desperate.
fastfurlong on
Punishing mark kelly will only make him stronger piolitically.
Wine_Women_Song on
Two. 2 of the 53.
MayIServeYouWell on
This whole thing is a distraction from the many other horrible things Trump is doing. It’s going nowhere. The point is to get you talking about “this”, so we don’t focus on “that”
HorrorOk1304 on
Reactivating him is a sneaky way of keeping him out of the senate.
If he becomes active duty, he has to do what the Navy says.
They will station him in Japan so he won’t be able to attend senate votes.
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From reporter Igor Bobic:
Two Republican senators spoke up in defense of their Democratic colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, as the Trump administration seeks to punish him in response to a video he recorded last week, noting the military can defy illegal orders.
“Senator Kelly valiantly served our country as an aviator in the U.S. Navy before later completing four space shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) [wrote](https://x.com/lisamurkowski/status/1993458701601014111) in a social media post on Tuesday. “To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong.”
Link to the full article: [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-kelly-trump-military_n_69270c07e4b063285311daed?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-kelly-trump-military_n_69270c07e4b063285311daed?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main)
So now everybody wants to get on the right side of posterity? Are you guys not scared of Trump anymore?
“GOP Senators” are mostly to blame for this disaster
Oh, interesting. GOP senators are starting to realize that if Democratic senators aren’t safe, *they’re* not safe.
Here’s a [list of Congressmen and women who have previously served](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/01/02/breaking-down-the-number-of-veterans-in-the-119th-congress/). Why share this? No particular reason…but maybe it’d be fun to see which ones stay quiet through all of this (or worse, lambast Kelly’s – and the other five’s behavior).
I think they know if they push this, they’ll push him right into the presidency at the next election. .
That’s a hard sell to go after the kind of true alpha that these Republican podcasters dream about.
Stupid baseless witch hunt, his 5 lines he said are in the law, lets not say Trump did not incite Jan 6….takes one to know one and any other country Trump would have been in jail long ago.
I would love to see everyone in Congress stand up and publicly remind our soldiers and officers that they must refuse illegal orders. They can’t investigate everyone.
Just smoke and mirrors while they continue to scrub the Epstein files. I mean, it’s real, but it’s shifting the focus.
Do I dare hope we’re at a tipping point?
Just the fact that there is movement to punish him shows how far we have fallen. The military of 2 years ago would have still agreed with him.
I read it as Putingon seeks to punish him.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this situation propels Kelly closer to a realistic bid for President or acceptance of a VP run.
I don’t get it. Anyone can get on social media and read out any law or part of the constitution they want. I don’t see how this could be more than theatre at this point.
“Two Republican senators spoke up”. Well… I suppose 2 out of 53 is a start.
Draft dodger and drunkard will lose this one too.
The newsworthy item here isn’t that two GOP senators said something mildly supportive of Kelly. The real news is that only two of them had the courage to say anything.
So it’s Lisa Murkowski and the Mormon replacement for Romney’s seat calling the DOD out.
Yeah this is a non story, nobody important involved on the Republican side.
Always remember to refrain from being on the wrong side of history.
Trump and his administration are temporary position holders. They will be gone one day soon. History will remember this time as one of the worst and most corrupt eras of America. Do you want to be remembered on the wrong side of that story?
Kelly should consider a presidential run after this. His credentials are sterling and he’ll be getting a ton of press off this
retired Navy here and this guy looks like he doesnt fuck around. I dont know much about him but I know I would not want to challenge him. he is an astronaut and a badass from all the info I know
The Pentagon can’t do fuck all, he’s a senator and not subject to recall
Even Republicans know they are on a sinking ship. They need a life preserver and it’s becoming desperate.
Punishing mark kelly will only make him stronger piolitically.
Two. 2 of the 53.
This whole thing is a distraction from the many other horrible things Trump is doing. It’s going nowhere. The point is to get you talking about “this”, so we don’t focus on “that”
Reactivating him is a sneaky way of keeping him out of the senate.
If he becomes active duty, he has to do what the Navy says.
They will station him in Japan so he won’t be able to attend senate votes.