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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Senator Mark Kelly reveals his late father’s abusive behavior

Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has revealed he grew up in an abusive household, describing his late father as “a violent guy” in an emotional interview with CNN to mark Father’s Day.

Kelly, 62, a U.S. Navy pilot during the Gulf War and later a NASA astronaut before entering politics, remembered his troubled upbringing in West Orange, New Jersey, in a sitdown with anchor Jake Tapper that aired Sunday on State of the Union.

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