Mark Kelly slammed Pete Hegseth for not being a “serious person” after the defense secretary appeared to make light of deadly boat strikes via memes. Speaking at a press conference on Monday (1 December), the Arizona senator said: “He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.” “I can’t imagine what our allies think of looking at that guy in this job, one of the most important jobs in our country.” On Sunday (30 November), the defense secretary shared doctored images that showed children’s character Franklin the Turtle attacking the crew of a suspected narcotics vessel.

The defense secretary’s “Christmas wish list” item is just as horrifying as you’d expect.

Mark Kelly slammed Pete Hegseth for not being a “serious person” after the defense secretary appeared to make light of deadly boat strikes via memes. Speaking at a press…

“I mean, how ridiculous is this?,” the Arizona senator said.

“What changed for Pete?” the Arizona Democrat asked of the now-awkward video from 2016.