During an appearance on MS NOW's "The Rachel Maddow Show," Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) addressed the Department of War's investigation into a propaganda video featuring him and other Democratic lawmakers, describing the situation as "almost comical.
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The investigation has drawn attention due to President Donald Trump's reaction to Kelly's remarks.
Kelly explained, "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law, and in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged, I should be prosecuted." According to Breitbart, this statement has led to significant backlash from the President, who has focused his criticism on Kelly among the six Democratic lawmakers involved.
Rachel Maddow inquired about the President's apparent focus on Kelly, asking, "Of the six Democratic lawmakers who made these statements, which have so upset the president, hes coming after you or at least hes coming after you first. Do you have any opinion as to why he may have singled you out in this way?"
Kelly responded, "I dont know, we would we would have to ask him that question. Could be him, could be Pete Hegseth. I dont know. You know, I would have been really shocked if any other president, you know, did this. But when I saw that tweet today, it kind of sort of made sense. I mean, these two guys, they inform me of this in a, in a tweet because this is not about the law, this is about the media cycle, and its about intimidation."
Kelly further criticized the investigation, stating, "The whole thing is almost comical. Like, how does reciting the UCMJ, which is the Uniform Code of Military Justice, we basically repeated the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and theyre saying thats in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Its absurd."
The senator's remarks highlight the ongoing tension between the administration and Democratic lawmakers, raising questions about the motivations behind the investigation and the broader implications for political discourse.
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