Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is irate over news that his colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), is the subject of a Department of War investigation for taking part in a video urging military members to defy orders from their superiors.
So much so that he's seemingly issuing threats to anyone who takes part in that investigation.
A Department of War statement issued Monday stated Kelly had been accused of "serious allegations of misconduct" and that further actions against him are under consideration—including a potential court-martial or other "administrative measures."
Gallego, in an interview with CNN, warned service members that once President Trump leaves office, "there will be consequences” for participating in any military proceedings related to the investigation.
“Donald Trump is going to be gone in a couple of years,” he said. “And if you’re part of the military that is going after sitting senators, sitting members of Congress, and part of the weaponization of government, there will be consequences, without a doubt.”
Gallego went even further, suggesting military members would need to look over their shoulders once the Commander-in-Chief leaves office.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of officers that'll be part of this potential tribunal, if they want to call it that, they're going to be looking over their shoulders," he said. "Because they know that Donald Trump will be gone and they will not have that protection."
Gallego: "Donald Trump is gonna be gone in a couple years. And if you're part of the military that is going after sitting members of Congress and part of the weaponization of government, there will be consequences. Without a doubt." pic.twitter.com/Sqk1cPFbwt
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 24, 2025
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Gallego, practically following the playbook from the video verbatim, tossed out that military members must follow the Constitution, of course. After making several threats—"consequences," "looking over their shoulders," "will not have that protection"—anyway. Just follow the law *wink, wink*, that we're interpreting for you in our comments, and all will be well.
"They’re going to have to do the safest thing possible, which is follow the Constitution of the United States, and you’ll be fine," he suggested.
There is little ambiguity here. Gallego is threatening investigators with repercussions if they "go after" Kelly and dole out punishment. It's intentionally tainting the inquiry.
They should be free to investigate whether or not Sen. Kelly is in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) without fear of partisan punishment for simply doing their job.
What Gallego said to the military really pisses me off. You don’t threaten service members just because some of them support Trump. That’s not leadership, and it’s not what a member of Congress should be doing. His job is to represent the country, not intimidate the people who…
— Benett Langley (@Benett_Langley) November 25, 2025
Ruben, even without threatening military members, was clearly off his rocker regarding the Kelly investigation, based on other comments today.
"F*** you and your investigation," he wrote on X.
Gallego followed that up with a profanity-laced video in which he showed off a temperament unfit for Congress.
"This is f***ing insane. We should all point out how f***ing insane this is," he said, perhaps looking into a mirror. "And, you know, these guys are trying to say that they’re not acting like fascists, they’re not trying to give as much power to this president as a king, then they should stop acting like it."
"Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, f*** you guys," Gallego said. "You’re not gonna be able to scare us."
Hegseth might want to take a closer look at Gallego, a former Marine, in the same manner they're investigating Kelly.
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