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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Mark Kelly reveals he had to hire personal security to deal with death threats since Trump’s attacks over ‘illegal orders’

Senator Mark Kelly said he’s faced an onslaught of death threats and hired a private security detail after President Donald Trump lashed out at him for posting a video urging members of the U.S. military to disobey “illegal orders.”

Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and former Navy pilot, revealed his heightened security situation in an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday. But, despite the dangerous circumstances, he said he remains unflappable.

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