Hegseth accuses Sen. Mark Kelly of revealing classified information on ‘Face the Nation’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday accused Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) of divulging classified information during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“‘Captain’ Mark Kelly strikes again,” Hegseth wrote in response to a post by “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan on the social platform X detailing what Kelly told her about U.S. stockpiles, which Kelly said the U.S. war with Iran has reduced. 

“Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received. Did he violate his oath…again?” Hegseth wrote. 

The Defense secretary added that the Pentagon’s legal counsel “will review” the Democratic lawmaker’s remarks. 

Kelly, a retired Navy captain, during his CBS interview said that the Pentagon briefed him and his Senate colleagues on how the U.S. war with Iran has impacted the country’s weapons stockpiles.

“It’s been pretty detailed on Tomahawks, ATACMS, SM-3, THAAD rounds, Patriot rounds, those interceptor rounds to defend ourselves,” he said of the briefing. “And the numbers are, I think it’s fair to say it’s shocking how........

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