Acting U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Kari Lake blasted Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., on Tuesday, telling Newsmax that his involvement in last week’s video urging military members to ignore orders from President Donald Trump was “seditious” — and perfectly consistent with what she called a long pattern of betraying Arizona.
In an appearance on “Finnerty,” Lake said she welcomed War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the administration is reviewing possible action against Kelly and the five other Democrats involved in the video.
“I’m appalled for the people of Arizona that we have somebody who acts in such a seditious way,” Lake told host Rob Finnerty. “But I’m not surprised.”
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