'F*ck You Guys!' Sen. Gallego Goes Nuclear On Pete Hegseth Investigating Mark Kelly

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Nov 24th, 2025, 2:14 pm


Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) hit back at Trump’s Department of Defense on Monday after it announced an investigation into Kelly, a retired Navy Captain and former astronaut, over his appearance in a public service announcement urging soldiers not to follow illegal orders. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth raged at Kelly on X while sharing the announcement.

“The video made by the ‘Seditious Six ‘ was despicable, reckless, and false. Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of ‘good order and discipline.’ Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger,” insisted Hegseth. Hegseth added that as a retired officer, Kelly was still under his jurisdiction, unlike the other five Democrats in the video.

“As was announced, the Department is reviewing his statements and actions, which were addressed directly to all troops while explicitly using his rank and service affiliation—lending the appearance of authority to his words. Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately,” added Hegseth while sharing the statement, which also threatened Kelly with a return to active duty service and a court-martial.

Gallego, a former Marine, pulled no punches in hitting back at Hegseth. “This is f*cking insane. We should all just point out how f*cking insane this is. Hey, this is Ruben Gallego. I’m traveling through Arizona right now, and I just received the news that the Department of Defense is starting an investigation against my seatmate, Mark Kelly,” he said in a clip posted to social media, adding:

This is f*cking insane. We should just all point out how fucking insane this is. And, you know, these guys are trying to say that they’re not acting like fascists, that they are not trying to give as much power to this president as a king, and they should stop acting like it. Mark Kelly is a patriot.

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Ruben Gallego
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Hey Pete, we won’t be intimidated.
1:41 PM · Nov 24, 2025

REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143571153

[Chasstev365]

1. I think this is going to backfire on Trump big time!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. The word is...NEVER FUCK WITH A MARINE! SEMPER FIDELIS is for LIFE!

Way to go, Sen. Gallego!

[Cherokee100]

21. Carry on

'Carry On Marine', Semper Fidelis!!!!

[sop]

3. The fascists said being anti-fascist was terrorism, now the criminals say being against war crimes is treason.

That's some Orwellian shit.

[electric_blue68]

4. TY, Sen.Gallego. FU, Hegseth! You yourself are "sowing confusuion"; Ignoring the UCMJ's Article 92 ..

that states- soldiers do Not have to follow ILLEGAL orders!
😬
So take your crummy Christian Nationalist tattoos and go home !

[TomSlick]

42. Article 92 doesn't explicitly state that there is no obligation to obey an unlawful order. It does so my implication.

Any person subject to this chapter who-
. . .
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order
. . .
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Kegsbreath is incapable of parsing the Code provision.

All service members are taught they have an obligation to not obey an unlawful order. I suspect Kegsbreath slept through that class.

Now we know why Trump fired all the Judge Advocate Generals. The replacement JAGs can probably be counted upon to not push back on Kegsbreath.

[electric_blue68]

49. Oh, sorry I was repeating something i saw quickly in reference Article 92

Oh, yeah. I remember hearing about him firing all the then current JAGs.

ETA
Just read something in the piece Bluetus posted about Article 92 subparagraph 16c that answered the question I asked you. 👍

[TomSlick]

59. No worries. That's why DU lets a retired judge advocate hang around.

I am concerned about the firing of all the Judge Advocate Generals. I worry that the Trump appointed replacements will not push back on any plan by Trump and Kegsbreath may have, no matter how stupid.

[electric_blue68]

60. TY, and I'm glad they do (let u hang around 😉 ). Oh, yeah...I completely agree!...

The replacements could be waaaay too compliant/acquiescent.

*looks for the door to a better timeline !

[travelingthrulife]

56. Trembling for fear of a reality tv star.

[tonekat]

5. Good! I want Angry Dems!

Lord knows the complacent ones are worthless.

[sheshe2]

15. Which Democrats are complacent and deemed worthless?

5. Good! I want Angry Dems!

Lord knows the complacent ones are worthless.

[mcar]

31. Is this necessary?

I feel that every time a Democrat comes out with a strong statement, we get this response. Instead of praising Gallego, it's an excuse to slam other Democrats.

[sheshe2]

50. Nailed it!

[Paladin]

6. Thank you, Senator Gallego!

God bless Mark Kelly for his service and principles. And to everlasting hell with Hegseth!

[BonnieJW]

29. Hegseth is like a GI Joe toy

who drinks. He's pretend military. Every time I see him speaking, I see a dog panting in desperation to have his master pat his head instead of kicking him.

[3catwoman3]

7. There's some relatively sophisticated vocabulary in that statement, ao I'm betting...

...Hegseth didn't write it. Do we really think he knows the word screed?

[PSPS]

9. He's probably familiar with the word from his days at fox

Just before he was put on camera (after his makeup, of course,) he would be handed a sheaf of paper entitled "Pete's screed for the day."

[3catwoman3]

10. As I never watch Fox News, I did not know that.

[PSPS]

46. LOL. I don't either but that's my speculation as to where he would see the word.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Hegseth is never sober long enough to write big words.

He has lackeys to do his dirty work.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Trump will threaten, harass, stalk, destroy anyone who crosses him.

Trump's message is clear: Criticize Trump at your own risk.

[timms139]

12. He should of added

that Trump was and is a loser who lied to avoid the military and is a coward . The Trump and his trash have no place giving orders to any branch of the military. Them being a cabal who's only interest is to destroy what true patroits fought and died to protect .

[The Grand Illuminist]

13. The worst a court matial will send to Kelly

Is Kelly be stripped of his pension.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

16. Oh god, let them try,

the backlash would be epic!!!!

[COL Mustard]

41. Glad I'm just a retired Reserve weenie.

We're not subject to recall for stuff like that, at least according to the barracks lawyer I just spoke to!

[Disaffected]

14. Could this be any more assinine?

"Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders.....". How the F does that equate to not obeying illegal orders??

B. S. C.

[sheshe2]

51. It doesn't.

He is just a drama queen trying impress the boss and comes out looking like the ass he is.

[Mister Ed]

52. It equates if the commanders issue illegal orders.

Hegseth and Trump are essentially declaring that they intend to issue illegal orders.

[democrank]

17. Thank you to Ruben Gallego for the courage to fight back.

This dangerous, criminal administration MUST be brought down.

[joshdawg]

18. When I first saw the words, "Seditious Six",

I immediately thought of the six republicans on the SCOTUS.
Then I read a little further.

I stand with Kelly and the other five.
I'm ex-Navy and totally agree with them.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Haven't seen you in awhile!

[joshdawg]

53. I don't share just a whole lot,

but still here every once in a while.

[Uncle Joe]

19. Hegsith is defensive because he knows that he's already committing grotesque human rights violations in murdering

people on boats in International waters without any form of due process.

No declaration of war, no attempt to arrest or interdict, just cold blooded murder because we can.

Thanks for the thread BumRushDaShow

[Botany]

22. Very well said.

I dare Fox News to bring on Gallego and Kelly @ the same time as Hog’s Breath. Those are real
patriots and fighters Hog’s Breath although he was in Iraq has no clue about the real shit that Gallego
and Kelly have been through.

[HariSeldon]

24. Or Buttigieg...

...who will listen politely, then verbally run Hegseth over like an Abrams tank over a bicycle.

[Blue Owl]

30. Pete's got chunks of guys like Kegsbreath in his stool

Fuck Kegsbreath.

[ananda]

23. This should be repeated frequently by every damm Democrat!

Period.

[pfitz59]

25. when Trump orders the illegal invasion of Venezuela

how many ethical troops will say 'no'?

[AllaN01Bear]

26. i am going silently krakatoa right now over this and i aint a vet

i am an american who has had it up to u know what.

[StarryNite]

27. WooHoo! I love my Senators!

[Blue Owl]

28. Kegsbreath needs to drop and give us 20

20 years in jail, that is....

[red dog 1]

32. And from his wife, Gabby Giffords, a former House member who survived an assassination attempt...

And from his wife, a former House member who survived an assassination attempt…

— Route60Plus (@route60plus.bsky.social) 2025-11-24T20:58:49.149Z

[BidenRocks]

33. I'll see your Kelly and raise you a

Mike Flynn and every other Russian asset!
You too Gabbard and Stein.
You all had dinner with Putin.

We will not have a Gerald Ford moment of pardons for healing.
I want trials and then executions/Supermax!

As Chump said, Examples must be made!

[Bluetus]

34. I know Sen. Gallego was driving while recording, so he had to split his attention, but we're not talking about a "right"

Let us be clear. Every citizen has a right to speak the truth under the First Amendment. Active duty soldiers may have that right restricted by the UCMJ. And this may apply to Kelly as retired receiving pension benefits, which is why they are only going against Kelly and not the other 5 who discharged before earning a pension. Nonetheless, Kelly did nothing in violation of UCMJ.

The issue here has nothing to do with rights, other than free speech. The issue is RESPONSIBILITIES. Everybody on active duty IS subject to UCMJ, and Article 92 of the UCMJ requires service members to obey lawful orders and disobey unlawful ones. It is a requirement, a responsibility, not a right.

This article summarizes the practicalities ofArticle 92.
https://mattbarrylaw.com/2024/11/10/unlawful-orders-in-the-military/

[Evolve Dammit]

35. Read the oath you swore, assh#@le. I grow weary of these nazis.

[Thunderbeast]

36. We have had some history with the culpability in "following orders"

Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)

The recent film "Nuremberg" follows the same topic from a different trial.

In both cases, the allies (aka The Victors) decreed that "following orders" is not a defense for committing war crimes.

[gfarber]

37. Gallego Responds

There once was a DoD claim
That an astronaut stepped out of frame.
A PSA plea
Sparked a Pentagon spree,
And an inquiry swiftly became.

A secretary sounded off quick,
Calling six in a video “seditious” and slick.
He said Kelly’s display
Led the troops astray—
A charge meant to seriously stick.

He warned that the captain, retired,
Still fell under rules once he’d wired.
With a pointed remark,
He insisted the spark
Could bring actions the brass had required.

A senator traveling the state
Heard the news and declared it not great.
With language quite raw,
He expressed his deep awe
At what he called moves of the state.

Two lawmakers stood in a bind,
Accusations and warnings aligned.
With passions aflare
In the public square,
They argued what duty defined.

The Pentagon suddenly said,
“Hey, Kelly’s gone wild in the head!”
A PSA note
Made officials emote—
Now they’re hunting his rank like it fled.

Hegseth hopped onto X in a rage,
Like a bard who’d been booed off the stage.
He declared with great might
That the video’s sight
Was “seditious”—and not for his age.

He warned, “We can call him back in!
Yes, active-duty—begin!”
Imagine the scene:
An astronaut Marine
Reporting while wearing a grin.

Gallego was driving along,
When the news hit him terribly wrong.
“Are you kidding me, guys?
This is nuts!” he replies—
And he basically sang it in song.

So the senators suddenly found
That a PSA shook up the ground.
It took not a coup—
Just a clip or two—
To get half of D.C. spinning ’round.

[Ckeyes]

38. Go Gallego!

WTG Gallego!

Carl

[wolfie001]

39. Use elbows and feet. Leave deep bruises

Combating these nazis is going to get even tougher as the weeks turn to months.

[Mblaze]

40. Pete - I'm pretty sure our troops are intelligent enough

To not be confused or in doubt about what is plainly said in the UCMJ.

Any doubt that may arise is when they are ordered into American cities against the Posse Comitatus Act or when they are extrajudicially ordered to bomb fishing boats in Venezuelan and Colombian waters.

[Hotler]

43. What if the American people stood on street corners with sign calling for the military not to obey illegal orders.

Rendition Hegseth to a dark hole in the desert on the other side of the world.

[lonely bird]

44. Warriors?

Fuck you, Hegseth.

You have thrown soldiers out of the military because you wanted to. They didn’t conform to your maladjusted idea of macho but they served. You seek to diminish women who have served and are serving. You seek to diminish Black men because of shaving “requirements”.

You are disgusting.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

45. Hegseth will be bombing Americans soon

[Oliver Bolliver Butt]

47. Hegseth just admitted the orders are illegal

"Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders... "

The 'six' merely encouraged not following illegal orders, Peter.

[LudwigPastorius]

48. I like the cut of his jib.

[returnee]

54. EVERY effing Dem should post a similar video...

…as the one by the original 6. IT IS ILLEGAL TO FOLLOW AN ILLEGAL ORDER.

[JoseBalow]

55. It's truly astonishing that this clown is Secretary of Defense

I still find it difficult to wrap my head around what has happened to this country.

[travelingthrulife]

57. Love this guy. Keep saying the F word out loud...fascism I mean.

[Clouds Passing]

58. Drunk rages from an incompetent warrior are sure to be ignored.

[usonian]

61. A word from the White House

Thank you for your inattention to this matter.

Look! A flying squirrel!