'Keep your mouth shut.' Mark Kelly hits back at Trump, Pentagon investigation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly alleged that President Donald Trump is sending a “message” that Americans can't criticize their government − after the Pentagon last week opened an investigation into the Arizona Democrat that could include recalling him to active duty for court-martial proceedings.

“They're trying to send a message to retired service members, to government employees, to members of the military, to elected officials, and to all Americans who are thinking about speaking up, you better keep your mouth shut, or else,” Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, said at a Dec. 1 press conference on Capitol Hill.

The Pentagon announced last week that it was investigating Kelly for "serious allegations of misconduct." The move came after Kelly joined a group of Democratic lawmakers who released a video telling service members they have the right not to obey orders they believe to be illegal.

Trump’s War Department in a post on X last week confirmed it would begin an investigation into Kelly that could “include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures.” The post cited the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the federal law that outlines the military's criminal code.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/keep-mouth-shut-mark-kelly-231459016.html

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. I'll bet that Pedonald and Kegsbreath didn't expect this kind of blowback from Sen. Kelly.

they probably thought that the threat of a Courts Martial would shut him up, instead, it has had the exact opposite effect and it's backfiring very, very badly on them.

So what happens when the threats completely collapse and Kegsbreath doesn't get the Courts Martial he and Pedonald so badly want?

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. This threat of court martial is bullshit anyways

Mark Kelly and the others did nothing wrong.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. I, and most of America agrees,

but Kegsbreath is so delusional that he thinks he's got Capt. Kelly by the short hairs, he's too fucking stupid to see the opposite is true.

I think that after the last couple of days of Pedonald and Kegsbreath throwing the military under the bus, there will be no call back to active duty, much less a Courts Martial or Administrative measures against Capt. Kelly, they've royally pissed off the military.

[BidenRocks]

7. Remember this exchange?

Sgt: I'm gonna write you up!

Pvt: Here's a pen!

The good old days.

[odins folly]

3. Absolutely nothing...

They never follow through on anything. They dump crap out of their pie hole, then when they figure out they have nothing they just move on the next shiny object….

Of course faux newz will tell all the mouth breathers that they should all be held responsible but the “deep state” protected them….

[FakeNoose]

5. Thank you Senator Kelly! Chump has shown disrespect to you and the others and now he makes threats?

He has no right to threaten true-blue American heroes such as yourself and the others on that video.

You are right to speak to our military services and your message is completely legal and faithful to the Constitution.

Chump doesn't have a leg to stand on ... he's a bully and a coward. That is all.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. All they did was remind service members of their obligation under Article 92 of the UCMJ,

there is no crime in reminding our men and women in uniform of their duties.

[canetoad]

8. Random thought

About the name change from Defence to War department. How much has this cost US taxpayers? Printing, signage, website edits and so on. For what? Do they think it makes them look tough?

[underpants]

10. Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-pentagon-name-change-cost-2-billion-rcna242438

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost.

The name change, which must be approved by Congress, would require replacing thousands of signs, placards, letterheads and badges, as well as any other items at U.S. military sites around the world that feature the Department of Defense name, according to two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the potential cost.

[canetoad]

11. Two billion?

Geez, then they're going to have pay even more (inflation) changing it all back when the adults are in charge instead of the warmongers. Thanks for the info; I knew it would be a lot but not that much.

[paleotn]

9. I wonder which Trump "para-lawyers" are going to run the "investigation"...

of a decorated naval officer, astronaut of significant renown, and US Senator? So far, shithead is batting zero in "investigations" and "indictments" of people who tell him he's full of shit. I also get the very distinct feeling the regime of morons has "fucked with the wrong Marine", as the metaphor goes.