Kelly Considering Presidential Run in ’28
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has his eye on the 2028 presidential election. That’s because he is considering throwing his hat on the ring, per The Hill . “I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and…
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has his eye on the 2028 presidential election.
That’s because he is considering throwing his hat on the ring, per The Hill.
“I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and we don’t know what that moment is yet,” the senator told CNN.
Kelly, a retired astronaut and Navy officer, is currently in a legal fight with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kelly sued Hegseth earlier this month for attempting to censure him and lower his retirement rank.
Kelly was part of a video which urged service members to reject illegal orders.
Kelly asked a federal judge to block Hegseth’s moves and declare them unlawful.
“The First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech,” the complaint read. “That prohibition applies with particular force to legislators speaking on matters of public policy.”
Kelly defended himself in his interview with CNN.
“I’m a f—ing U.S. senator. I have, in theory — in theory — supercharged First Amendment speech rights under the speech and debate clause, and they’re trampling on that,” he said.