Steve Root

Utility Executive, Former Military, USMA Grad, Husband and Proud Father

[Steve Root @SteveRoot5]

@honeymoon250 Not a chance

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@amyjohsonwh Pete is great. The troops know that he has their back. Not like Milley the traitor

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@SenJeffMerkley Your state should be embarrassed that they voted for you - . You are a treasonous “Senator”.

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@0IvankaTrumpRV2 A!

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline. As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and the American people — expect justice.

Therefore, in response to Senator Mark Kelly’s seditious statements — and his pattern of reckless misconduct — the Department of War is taking administrative action against Captain Mark E. Kelly, USN (Ret). The department has initiated retirement grade determination proceedings under 10 U.S.C. § 1370(f), with reduction in his retired grade resulting in a corresponding reduction in retired pay.

To ensure this action, the Secretary of War has also issued a formal Letter of Censure, which outlines the totality of Captain (for now) Kelly’s reckless misconduct. This Censure is a necessary process step, and will be placed in Captain Kelly’s official and permanent military personnel file.

Captain Kelly has been provided notice of the basis for this action and has thirty days to submit a response. The retirement grade determination process directed by Secretary Hegseth will be completed within forty five days.

Captain Kelly’s status as a sitting United States Senator does not exempt him from accountability, and further violations could result in further action.

These actions are based on Captain Kelly's public statements from June through December 2025 in which he characterized lawful military operations as illegal and counseled members of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders. This conduct was seditious in nature and violated Articles 133 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to which Captain Kelly remains subject as a retired officer receiving pay.

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@TaraBull Retiree that forgot that you aren’t allowed to defame the Prez. Bye bye Retirement

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@SaveAmericaNew Who?….

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@DavidJHarrisJr @BeniRaeHarmony You are brave, and a symbol of what we need more of in our country! Bless you

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@RealJamesWoods Yes

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@SheldonMiller @MargoMartin47 @PressSec Real haters should just go pound sand. Sheldon Miller - #heartless

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@mabberx @RepMikeCollins @ChrisVanHollen Constituent’s can vote, the already MS13 dude doesn’t get to vote.

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Go ARMY! Beat Navy!!

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[An0maly @LegendaryEnergy]

It’s amazing how well this Malcolm X clip ages

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@PeteHegseth - Approximately 4400 Cadets are at the Academy. And yes, you were looking at the Basic Cadet Training taking place on “The Plain”, which is also known as the parade field in front of Washington Hall. (Steve Root, USMA ‘83)

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@PeteHegseth re: West Point - Freshman = Plebes, Sophomores = Yearlings, Juniors = Cows and Seniors = Firsties

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@Johnny_Joey Joey - as a West Pointer myself, I’m disheartened to learn that West Point cadets had such a lack of judgement to take Cocaine, and almost die from it. This isn’t acceptable - at all - from West Poont cadets who should be held to a higher standard. I do hope they recover.

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@viperxcnation Congrats Vipers!

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@OregonTF @MattCentrowitz Well done!

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How can every news station be saying the exact same thing?! We should be concerned at a minimum.

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@marthamaccallum Mob rule. It takes guts to stand up to screaming mobs. This really should stop.

A great man and icon to our country. A hero also. This is a sad day - but hey, NY has lost its will to stop the mob.