Mark Kelly spars with Pete Hegseth in classified briefing

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and War Secretary Pete Hegseth exchanged barbs behind closed doors Tuesday over the Pentagon’s escalating “misconduct” review into the retired Navy combat veteran.

The encounter came during a classified all-senators briefing at the Capitol on recent U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats off the Venezuelan coast.

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