‘He’s not a serious person’ Mark Kelly slams Hegseth over Franklin AI drug boat memes

'He's not a serious person' Mark Kelly slams Hegseth over Franklin AI drug boat memesSource: Pool

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00:00This guy is so unqualified for the job.

00:03I mean, think about this.

00:04He runs around on a stage talking about lethality and warrior ethos and killing people.

00:14We have the most competent, capable military this planet has ever seen by far.

00:22That's not the message that needs to come from the Secretary of Defense.

00:27The message should be about what's our mission and accountability and the rule of law and training.

00:36And let me make sure you're equipped to do really hard jobs.

00:40Let me give you all the tools you need to do something that often is an impossible mission.

00:46And instead, he runs around on a stage like he's a 12-year-old playing army.

00:53And it is ridiculous.

00:55It is embarrassing.

00:57And 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.

01:09In my view, after the President of the United States, it is the next most important job.

01:16He is in the National Command Authority for nuclear weapons.

01:19And last night, he's putting out on the Internet turtles with rocket-propelled grenades killing.

01:29I mean, have you seen this?

01:31This is the Secretary of Defense.

01:33This is not a serious person.

01:35He should have been fired after SignalGate.

01:37And then every single day after that.

01:40And then every single day after that.