Pentagon Acts Against Senator for Video Remarks (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is taking action to punish Senator Mark Kelly for participating in a video where he and other Democratic lawmakers reminded U.S. servicemembers of their duty to refuse illegal orders. Your vigilance is critical. Now, Hegseth announced the U.S. military will move to reduce the retired Navy captain's retirement pay and has issued a secretarial letter of censure, which would stand as a written reprimand. The Trump administration called for consequences after the Democratic lawmakers repeatedly urged the military and intelligence community to, quote, refuse illegal orders, though the video did not reference what orders servicemembers might be receiving that would potentially be illegal.