“Senator Mark Kelly versus Pete Hegseth”

About this episode

Nicolle Wallace discusses the conflict between Senator Mark Kelly and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding military orders and censure.

Nicolle Wallace covers the feud between Senator Mark Kelly and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Senator Kelly was part of a video where he told men and women of the military that they are allowed to ignore illegal orders. Hegseth has since moved to censure Kelly, a move that would strip Kelly of rank and pay.

People in this episode

Host: Nicolle Wallace

Topics covered

• feud
• military orders
• censure
• politics
• government

Keywords

• Senator Mark Kelly
• Pete Hegseth
• military
• illegal orders
• censure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defense Secretary

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