The Guy is a Bully - Democratic Senator Mark Kelly

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:22:20 +0000

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Threats US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly tells Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire that he will "seriously consider" running for president in 2028 as he battles the Trump administration over a video in which he urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders.

The Arizona senator, who was accused of "seditious behaviour" by Donald Trump over the November 2025 clip, said he and his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, received "many" death threats after the president's comments.

"We get them on a weekly basis now," he told BBC Newsnight. "We had to get security to protect us 24 hours a day."

Kelly said the death threats he received were also aimed at his wife Giffords, who was nearly assassinated as a member of Congress in 2011 when she was shot in the head.

"Donald Trump, is so reckless about what he says," he said. "There are folks out there that, you know, react to what he said and people listen to him."

The BBC has contacted the White House for comment.

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