Trump admin reboots feud with Mark Kelly as Iran war spirals: insider

President Donald Trump's secretary of defense has renewed his personal war with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and one congressman is concerned that he cares more about a petty feud than about winning the war with Iran.

Speaking to Briana Keilar on Monday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) was asked about Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said overnight that he'd be investigating Kelly again after he said that Kelly could have revealed classified information when he expressed concerns about the strategic stockpile of U.S. weaponry.

"We've been briefed by the Pentagon on specific munitions. Actually, it's been pretty detailed on Tomahawks, Atacms, SM-3s, Patriot rounds, so those interceptor rounds to defend ourselves. And the numbers are, I think it's fair to say, it's shocking. How deep we have gone into these magazines. The munitions are depleted," said Kelly.

Hegseth said that Kelly was "blabbing on TV" about classified briefings he received. The problem with this, according to Rep. Smith, is that if it's classified, it's the worst-kept secret in the administration because so many Cabinet officials keep talking about it.

Asked if he "overstepped," Smith said, "Gosh, no."

"I mean, Secretary Hegseth himself has said that our munition stocks are low. If that's classified, then it's the worst-kept secret in the world. Everybody knew that," said Smith. "Heck, even before this war started, we had munitions problems. We've worked with the Secretary of Defense on the issue of how to build that back up. It's been an issue for a long time, but I think the bigger issue here is: what is Secretary Hegseth doing?"

Smith pointed out that the Iran war continues to rage, there's no long-term agreement to pause the conflict and the Secretary of Defense has no plan. Instead, he's "engaging in a petty battle against a United States senator. Secretary Hegseth, go do your job

"We're doing ours. It's time for you to start paying attention to what's going on and start viewing this. Stop viewing this as a political partisan attack. He's the secretary of defense. He's not running for anything. And yet he acts like a politician running for office instead of somebody running the Department of Defense in the middle of a war. We need leadership, not petty, partisan attacks," Smith closed.

A federal judge has blocked the Department of Defense from demoting Kelly and significantly reducing his pension.

Hegseth's pattern of retaliatory action against Kelly reflects a broader concern among military and congressional observers: the Defense Secretary appears more focused on settling political scores than on Pentagon strategy.

Military analysts worry that this internecine warfare within the Trump administration diverts critical attention and resources from operational planning during an active conflict. With munitions stockpiles depleted and no clear exit strategy for the Iran war, critics argue the Pentagon leadership should be focused on force readiness and strategic objectives rather than settling personal vendettas with senators asking legitimate questions about military preparedness.

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