'Why do that?' Fox News host defends 'decorated veteran' against Musk’s 'traitor' smear

During a recent visit to Ukraine, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) expressed his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and additional U.S. military aid for the war-torn country. But far-right Tesla/Space/X/X.com leader Elon Musk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, disagreed with Kelly's position and called him a "traitor."

Many Democrats are calling Musk out, noting that Kelly is a former U.S. Navy combat pilot. Musk, however, defended his attack on Kelly during a Thursday night, March 27 appearance on Fox News.

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Fox News host Bret Baier questioned the wisdom of calling Kelly a "traitor," asking Musk, "Why do that?"

The billionaire Trump ally responded, "Well, I think somebody should be — should care about the interest of the United States above the interests of another country. And if they don't, they’re a traitor."

Baier, however, defended Kelly, telling Musk, "Yes. But he’s a decorated veteran, a former astronaut, a sitting U.S. senator."

Musk doubled down on his position, accusing Kelly of putting "the interest of another country above America."

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"For the past two years," Musk told Baier, "thousands of people have died every week for nothing. For what? And I take great offense at those who put the appearance of goodness over the reality of it. Those who virtue signal and say, 'Oh, we can’t give in to Russia,' but have no solution to stopping thousands of kids dying every day. They just want that to continue forever."

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