Pete Hegseth Takes Action Against Sen. Mark Kelly, Who Egged On Military To Defy Trump In Viral Video

Reporting

Pete Hegseth Takes Action Against Sen. Mark Kelly, Who Egged On Military To Defy Trump In Viral Video

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday began taking steps to demote Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly from his current military rank over his role in a viral video telling U.S. service members and spy agencies they…

In this story:Donald John TrumpMark KellyPete Hegseth

Where do you stand?

Donald John Trump

Mark Kelly

Pete Hegseth

Claim check

What each side asserts, disputes — or leaves out entirely.

Analyzing the coverage…

Where do you land?

Whose framing of this story rings truest to you?

Coverage

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

Where do they rank?

Politicians

AZ delegation power ranking

11 candidates · 523 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Greatest Political Outsiders Who Won

16 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Most Influential World Leaders Alive Today

16 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Politicians

Greatest Political Comebacks Worldwide

18 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order