Mark Kelly
Role at the time: U.S. senator for Arizona; named in Article VI of the Massie resolution
Condemned
Statement summary
Asked whether Hegseth should be impeached, Sen. Mark Kelly said Hegseth should never have had the job and agreed that removing him from the position makes sense.
“I could probably cite 50 times the guy should have been fired.” … “Yeah, I agree that it makes sense to remove him from this position.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete HegsethFinal section, paragraph beginning “When asked if he thinks Hegseth should be impeached…”
The Washington Examiner reports Sen. Mark Kelly’s answer when asked whether Hegseth should be impeached. Kelly is named in Article VI of Massie’s resolution. No second outlet carrying this specific exchange was located.
Why we used this label
Relative to whether the House should impeach Hegseth, Kelly answers an express impeachment question by agreeing that removal makes sense. The Senate tries an impeachment rather than voting articles, and Kelly does not address the House resolution itself.