Mark Kelly is the latest proponent of the “Everyone is 12” theory.

The Democratic senator from Arizona and frequent critic of Pete Hegseth accused the defense secretary of “playing Army” during his time leading the Pentagon. On Monday, the Navy veteran told reporters that Hegseth’s machismo came off like a child puffing up his chest.

“He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12-year-old playing army. And it is ridiculous. It is embarrassing. I cannot imagine what our allies think looking at that guy in this job — one of the most important jobs in our country,” Kelly said.

Hegseth recently shared a parody of a Franklin the Turtle children’s book, made to show the character launching a rocket-propelled grenade at drug boats. Kelly noted it as another example of the defense secretary’s childi

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