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Senators Defy Trump, Urge Military to Resist Illegal Orders

11/26/2025

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U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) defied the Trump administration after a Pentagon probe into Kelly.
Kelly urged military members to disobey illegal orders.
Gallego condemned the probe as insane.
The investigation coincided with threats against Democrats, including a bomb threat against Senator Elissa Slotkin.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called Trump's rhetoric reckless and harmful to national healing.

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U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) defied the Trump administration after a Pentagon probe into Kelly.
Kelly urged military members to disobey illegal orders.
Gallego condemned the probe as insane.
The investigation coincided with threats against Democrats, including a bomb threat against Senator Elissa Slotkin.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called Trump's rhetoric reckless and harmful to national healing.