Seditious Video Allegedly Encourages Military Disobedience, Says Kari Lake
Acting U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Kari Lake criticized Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over his involvement in a video urging military members to ignore orders from President Donald Trump, calling the action “seditious” and highlighting a long pattern of betraying Arizona.
In an appearance on “Finnerty,” Lake expressed support for War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the administration is reviewing possible action against Kelly and five other Democrats involved in the video. “I’m appalled for the people of Arizona that we have somebody who acts in such a seditious way,” Lake told host Rob Finnerty, adding, “But I’m not surprised.”
Lake targeted Kelly’s background, saying, “This is a guy who went into outer space — I think he left his brain there,” and noted that Kelly ” sold us out to the CCP.” She referenced Kelly’s role as co-founder of World View, an Arizona-based balloon-technology company that shifted into surveillance-balloon work and accepted investment from Tencent, a Chinese tech giant with documented ties to the Chinese Communist Party through state security laws and internal Party committees.
Although there is no evidence World View built China’s 2023 spy balloon, its Chinese funding and defense-related projects have long drawn scrutiny. “You might remember that spy-balloon company he invested in,” Lake said, “and then you might remember the video of him riding his little motorcycle across the stage in China, waving the Chinese flag. He sold us out a long time ago in Arizona.”
Lake said Kelly’s latest appearance — encouraging the military to distrust orders from Trump — is simply the newest example. “I’m not surprised by this new video, this seditious video calling for our military to disobey the commands of the commander in chief,” she said. “When you behave in a way that’s seditious, your record immediately is tarnished,” Lake added. “And his record, in my opinion, has been tarnished for some time. It’s just that the American people maybe haven’t known who he really was.”
