Mark Kelly is sounding a lot like a presidential candidate these days, talking up his qualifications in a new interview with the BBC. The Democratic senator said he will "seriously consider" a 2028 presidential run, framing the decision as a response to what he called "seriously challenging times." The former astronaut and Navy combat pilot highlighted how his engineering background and military service set him apart in the Senate, but, he says, "It's a serious decision. I just haven't made it yet." Still, he continued his criticism of President Trump, calling him "reckless" with his words to the point that Kelly and his wife, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, receive weekly death threats and require "security to protect us 24 hours a day."
Kelly's comments come as he clashes with the Trump administration over a video he and five other lawmakers released urging US troops to refuse unlawful orders amid questions about the legality of strikes on suspected narco-trafficking boats. Trump labeled Kelly's actions "seditious," though a grand jury declined to pursue seditious conspiracy charges. A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Pentagon "trampled" on Kelly's First Amendment rights through attempts to punish him.
In a Friday letter, Kelly's attorney, Paul Fishman, warned the Justice Department against pursuing a second indictment, saying it would be a "remarkable abuse of power," per the Hill. Kelly expects the legal fight to continue and vows to fight "all the way to the Supreme Court," he tells the BBC. In a Sunday X post, he wrote that "Donald Trump only knows how to break things, not fix them," noting it took him "less than a year to practically destroy" the NATO alliance, per the Hill. "Our allies no longer trust us," which "means these countries are looking elsewhere for trade and security—that makes you poorer and less safe," Kelly wrote.
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