Mark Kelly said Trump is trying to silence him. He has voted to confirm 38 of Trump's nominees, and against 170.
- 1 DEC 2025SAID
- 2025–26≠ VOTED YES
≠ What he said about Trump, and his votes on Trump's nominees
1 · SAID · 1 DEC 2025
“President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his secretary of defense after me.”
Press conference.
2 · ≠ VOTED YES · 2025–26
| Question | On the Nomination (confirmation roll calls) |
|---|---|
| Kelly | 38 Yea · 170 Nay · 15 not voting |
| Cabinet secretaries | 6 of the 38 Yeas |
| Timing | 32 of the 38 came before this press conference |
| Nays include | Hegseth, Bondi, Vought, Gabbard, RFK Jr., Patel |
| 20 JAN 2025 | Marco Rubio, Secretary of State: 99-0 |
| 23 JAN 2025 | John Ratcliffe, CIA Director: 74-25 |
| 27 JAN 2025 | Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary: 68-29 |
| 28 JAN 2025 | Sean Duffy, Transportation Secretary: 77-22 |
| 30 JAN 2025 | Doug Burgum, Interior Secretary: 80-17 |
| 4 FEB 2025 | Doug Collins, Veterans Affairs Secretary: 77-23 |
| 25 FEB 2025 | Daniel Driscoll, Army Secretary: 66-28 |
| 8 APR 2025 | Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of Defense (Policy): 54-45 |
| 13 MAY 2025 | Troy Meink, Air Force Secretary: 74-25 |
| 19 SEP 2025 | Mike Waltz, U.N. Ambassador: 47-43 |
| 10 MAR 2026 | Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, Promotion to General (Army): 71-29 |
DID THEY EXPLAIN? NOT THAT WE FOUND
We found no statement from them explaining this.
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
The quote was transcribed from the video and cut at sentence boundaries. Every roll call was read in the senate.gov XML on 21 Oct 2026; totals cover all 223 nomination roll calls of the 119th Congress through 30 Sep 2026 (cloture and voice votes excluded). Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.