Hegseth Suggests Kelly Be Investigated Over Weapons Stockpile Comments
Hegseth said legal counsel will review Kelly after the senator said depleted munitions leave the United States less safe, a claim Kelly says was not classified.
- On Monday, May 11, 2026, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon’s legal counsel will review whether Senator Mark Kelly violated his oath by disclosing purportedly classified information regarding U.S. weapon stockpiles.
- The dispute was triggered by Senator Kelly’s Sunday appearance on Face the Nation, where he warned that American inventories of critical munitions—including Tomahawk missiles, SM-3 interceptors, and Patriot missiles—have been severely depleted by the ongoing conflict in Iran.
- Hegseth responded on social media, accusing the Senator of "blabbing" details from a private, classified Pentagon briefing and referring the matter for legal review to determine if the disclosure constitutes a security violation.
- Senator Kelly has vigorously denied the accusation, countering that the information he discussed was not classified but was actually a direct quote from Hegseth himself during a public Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held in late April.
- This legal referral marks an escalation in a long-standing feud between the two, which includes an ongoing attempt by Hegseth to reduce Kelly’s retired Navy rank and pension over a video the Senator made regarding the right of service members to refuse illegal orders.
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Hegseth says Mark Kelly will face legal review for blabbing classified info on tv · American Wire News
A member of the Seditious Six allegedly stuck his foot in his mouth anew, this time “blabbing on TV” about details concerning a classified Pentagon briefing. In recent months, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) has found himself fighting off the consequences for his participation in a video advising U.S. military service members to disobey orders they believe to be illegal at a time when leftists categorize much of President Donald Trump’s orders as su…
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