Thom Tillis of North Carolina also described the Pentagon’s censure as “ridiculous”, said “Hegseth overreached” and cautioned that pursuing such action “has a chilling effect on speech”.
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Two senior Republican senators on Monday openly opposed Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempt to punish their fellow Senator Mark Kelly by demoting him and cutting his pension after he released a video telling active-duty military to follow the law.
Susan Collins of Maine, who chairs the Senate appropriations committee with jurisdiction over the Pentagon’s budget, said she believed it was wrong to target Kelly’s military benefits because of a political video.
Thom Tillis of North Carolina also described the Pentagon’s censure as “ridiculous”, said that “Hegseth overreached” and cautioned that pursuing such action “has a chilling effect on speech”.
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