U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he will demote Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for “reckless misconduct” after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders.

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  • ThrowawayOnLemmy
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    1 month ago

    What misconduct, Pete? What’s so wrong with ignoring illegal orders if you’re not doing anything illegal?

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      1 month ago

      I’d rather know the difference between Kelly’s statement, and the nearly identical public statement Hegseth made during the Biden administration.