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Pentagon to demote Sen. Kelly from retired Navy rank as captain, but stops short of threatened trial | World News

insidetrack IndiaJanuary 5, 2026

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he will demote retired ‍naval ⁠officer and sitting Senator Mark Kelly for “reckless misconduct” after he and other ‌Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders.

Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline. As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he…
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) January 5, 2026
Although extraordinary, the censure stops well short ‌of the Trump adminration’s threat to recall Kelly, ‌a retired Navy captain, ‌to active duty status ‌in ‍order ⁠to prosecute him after what it ⁠described as seditious ⁠behavior the former astronaut and ‌decorated veteran.

insidetrack IndiaJanuary 5, 2026

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