Senator faced threats of retribution from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over a recent video criticizing unlawful military orders.

Former military members referred to the secretary of defense as "a blowhard," "a complete jackass" and "a total blue falcon."

NBC's Kristen Welker asked Arizona Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Air Force pilot, whether he would have refused orders to blow up suspected Venezuelan drug smugglers. Kelly does not give a clear answer,

Sen. Mark Kelly, a Navy veteran, could be recalled to active service and tried by a court-martial, the Pentagon said.

The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press as the Pentagon investigates him for a video he recorded with other Democratic lawmakers urging service members to disobey illegal orders. Kelly defends the message but does not specify any orders he believes President Trump has already given that were unlawful.

By forcefully taking on Trump and MAGA, the Democratic senator from Arizona looks like a potential White House contender.