Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, 61, says a political firestorm that included execution threats from President Donald Trump has pushed him into the national spotlight—and even sparked conversations about a future presidential run. The Democratic senator came under intense GOP scrutiny after a video surfaced showing Kelly and five other Democrats urging members of the military to refuse unlawful orders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later announced an investigation into the senator, which Kelly responded to with a lawsuit. Still, the backlash has had an unintended effect: raising his national profile. Kelly told CNN he has gained hundreds of thousands of new social media followers and now receives standing ovations in public, with strangers urging him to run for president. “I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and we don’t know what that moment is yet,” Kelly said. Though the national attention has come at a cost. Kelly said his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, has received death threats since the controversy erupted.
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