Hegseth moves to demote Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

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Hegseth moves to demote Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved Monday to demote Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) military rank over his participation in a recent video with five other Democrats in which they reminded U.S. service members they can refuse illegal orders from higher-ups. Hegseth said in a statement that the Pentagon has initiated retirement grade determination proceedings, also called officer…