Hi there,
As you probably heard, the President of the United States called for Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly to be hanged.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Senator Kelly made a video alongside military veterans and former members of the intelligence community with a simple message: service members have an obligation to refuse illegal orders. Trump's response? He called the Senator a "traitor" and said that, "in the old days, if you said a thing like that, that was punishable by death."
Now the FBI is asking to question him. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is investigating him and has threatened a court-martial. The entire weight of the federal government is bearing down on a U.S. Senator for defending the Constitution.
Never mind that he flew 39 combat missions in Desert Storm. That he launched into space four times as a NASA astronaut. Or that he's served Arizona in the Senate with honor and integrity for over five years.
This is about more than Sen. Kelly’s record. It’s about standing up for any Arizonan who is brave enough to defend the rule of law in the face of an authoritarian regime.
Will you support our work of standing up for Sen. Kelly?
Sen. Kelly put it well: "There's no telling what kind of storm we're heading into right now. We need to be prepared for any outcome."
That’s why we're preparing. We're organizing. And we're standing with Mark Kelly and other patriots every step of the way.
Thank you for standing with us,
Charlene Fernandez
Chair, Arizona Democratic Party