{"id":315762,"date":"2025-11-27T00:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315762\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T00:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:26:15","slug":"steve-bannon-says-mark-kelly-is-going-to-prison-for-controversial-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315762\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bannon Says Mark Kelly is \u2018Going to Prison\u2019 For Controversial Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former White House adviser and conservative commentator Steve Bannon wants an expedited review of Sen. Mark Kelly, telling\u00a0Military.com<\/a> that he expects the Arizona lawmaker to be imprisoned for remarks he made towards U.S. military members.<\/p>\n

Bannon, in a phone conversation on Wednesday with\u00a0Military.com<\/a>, said that the punishment for Kelly and five other Democrats he refers to as the \u201cseditious six\u201d should be \u201csevere\u201d and time sensitive. Kelly and colleagues have been caught in a firestorm over remarks they made about the Trump administration and encouraging troops to refuse so-called illegal orders.<\/p>\n

The other Democrats are Sen. Elissa Slotkin (MI) and House Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan, both of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation nominations hearing, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/p>\n

Bannon, who served in the Navy for eight years, said he was \u201cshocked\u201d when he first saw the video. At first, he wasn\u2019t even sure if the footage of the members of Congress openly messaging to active-duty service members was real.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw it at first, I thought somebody was messing around with AI,\u201d Bannon said. \u201cThen I realized it’s true. I have no earthly idea why they did it. \u2026 It’s insanity, and clearly they’re trying to intrude into the chain of command. That’s why there\u2019s no defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to take severe and dramatic action. And, I mean, for [Kelly], it’s Leavenworth [Federal Correctional Facility in Kansas]. I think he’s going to prison. I think Kelly’s going to prison because it’s so outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Message to Hegseth, Pentagon<\/p>\n

Bannon also wants Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon officials to move fast on the matter, rather than waiting until the almost mid-December deadline set to review all necessary information and justify whether legislators should be court-martialed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete, you\u2019re secretary of frickin\u2019 war,\u201d Bannon said on Wednesday\u2019s episode of his War Room podcast. \u201cRecall this guy today. And let\u2019s convene a court-martial Friday morning, 0800. And then have him in Leavenworth 0800 on Monday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a memo made public Tuesday by the Department of Defense, Hegseth ordered Navy Secretary John Phelan to investigate “potentially unlawful comments\u201d and to report with findings by Dec. 10.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Pentagon announced it was launching \u201ca thorough review\u201d of allegations of misconduct against Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, for \u201cserious allegations of misconduct.\u201d That review has expanded to include the other Democrats who partook in and released the video last week.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n

\u201cThose six, the seditious six, I don\u2019t know why we went to Dec. 10th,\u201d Bannon said on War Room. \u201cIt\u2019s simple what they did. Just look at, recall Kelly. You want to send a shockwave to D.C.? They\u2019re going to be cute. Like President Trump says, no games.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo here\u2019s no games: recall Kelly today. And let\u2019s in fact tell the flag officers no long Thanksgiving weekend. Friday, you\u2019re going to convene a court martial for him. And let\u2019s roll, let\u2019s get a verdict by Sunday. And let\u2019s throw him in Leavenworth and throw him in prison by Monday. Let\u2019s just roll, this is very simple. And then the other five are going to wet themselves and then start rolling them up. This is what has to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bannon\u2019s remarks on sedition echo those of President Donald Trump, who said following Democrats\u2019 release of their video that their message could be construed as \u201cseditious\u201d and actions taken by \u201ctraitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was punishable by death,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n

Bannon agreed with Trump\u2019s remarks, saying that the court-martial\u00a0is going to have serious implications now.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre they going to get to the death penalty? I\u2019m not a JAG lawyer, I think that is maybe a stretch,\u201d Bannon told Military.com. \u201cBut when I say serious, I believe that Mark Kelly’s going to Leavenworth.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlus, he’s doubling down and tripling down. He’s going on the shows. So no, this has got to be dealt with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump’s ‘Authoritarian’ Administration<\/p>\n

Kelly has maintained his resolve, saying in a statement Monday that he\u2019s \u201cgiven too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an appearance Tuesday on ABC\u2019s Jimmy Kimmel Live, he made similar remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is right out of the playbook, you know, the playbook of authoritarianism. That’s what they do,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cThey try to suppress speech. Every one of us has First Amendment speech rights, and I think the president is infringing on those and he is sending a pretty strong message.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do not want to cross him, and your loyalty should be to him. It should not. It should always be to the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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