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Eugene

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Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:22 AM Mar 2025

Senator Mark Kelly snaps back again after Musk doubles down on 'traitor' insult [View all]

Earlier DU thread: Senator Mark Kelly Takes Down Elon Musk's "Traitor" Accusation With Class - Reflect Politics

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Source: The Independent

Senator Mark Kelly snaps back again after Musk doubles down on ‘traitor’ insult

‘Standing with our allies and standing up for democracy is in the best interest of the United States,’ said Kelly after Musk ripped him again for supporting wounded soldiers in Urkaine

Mike Bedigan
in New York
Friday 28 March 2025 11:23 GMT

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly has responded again to Elon Musk after the tech billionaire doubled down on an insult branding the Arizona senator – a decorated war hero – a “traitor” because he traveled to Ukraine to support wounded soldiers.

Kelly, who is also a former astronaut, told CNN that Musk was aligning himself with “a bunch of billionaires” with values that were “much closer to Russia.”

The world’s wealthiest man previously sparked criticism on both sides of the political aisle after describing Kelly as a “traitor” earlier this month, following the senator’s trip to Ukraine.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mark-kelly-elon-musk-traitor-b2723089.html

Alternate link: https://archive.ph/GTGJU

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He hates Kelly because Kelly is a real astronaut, bronxiteforever Mar 2025 #1
Kelly has forgotten more aerospace than Eloony will ever know. Norbert Mar 2025 #5
Also a Combat Vet roscoeroscoe Mar 2025 #29
It's close, but he has to go harder Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #2
Yes. Train and plan for the Lee Atwater political cesspool. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Lulu KC Mar 2025 #33
No he doesn't. Others can do that karynnj Mar 2025 #11
I'm not so sure in this case DFW Mar 2025 #13
Everyone needs to claw like we're getting dragged to the shooting pits Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #15
Senator Kelly's behavior just makes Musk look appropriately bad. dchill Mar 2025 #21
Agreed. Musk's reign will end soon as American's realize that... brush Mar 2025 #27
The G.O.P.'s Draft-Dodger-in-Chief (R-Felon) has poisoned the repube brains BoRaGard Mar 2025 #4
yes the r's et tu Mar 2025 #9
Neither Trump & Musk have ever served their country. NotHardly Mar 2025 #6
Putin used to be the bad guy, but now it's Canada and Ukraine??? surfered Mar 2025 #7
If you can get Canadians and or Danes mad @ U Botany Mar 2025 #18
Musk the draft dodger fascist hating on military officer still fighting for democracy. cbabe Mar 2025 #8
Hello pot? boonecreek Mar 2025 #10
Elunatic attacking a real American patriot again. eShirl Mar 2025 #12
Musk is doing this to show that he's so rich that he can say anything and MAGA will still worship him muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #14
I'm beginning to think President Musk doesn't know what that word means Ray Bruns Mar 2025 #16
Oh, he knows what it means. It's just his loyalty is to Putin & Russia Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #20
Maybe Senator Kelly should sue the Muskrat for defamation. MLWR Mar 2025 #17
It's all projection Quanto Magnus Mar 2025 #19
The ENTIRE Trump Executive Branch "Officers" are traitors. Septua Mar 2025 #25
Musk is a playground bully... GiqueCee Mar 2025 #22
Kelly is showing who the real patriot is GoreWon2000 Mar 2025 #23
Well... ShazzieB Mar 2025 #24
MAGA Needs To Own It's Mistake DallasNE Mar 2025 #26
I guess traitor no longer means what it used to. liberal N proud Mar 2025 #28
Kelly will continue to pound Elon's butt stollen Mar 2025 #30
"Traitor" is the new "pedo". n/t Emrys Mar 2025 #31
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ty Senator Kelly Meowmee Mar 2025 #32
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