The White House on Monday backed a Pentagon investigation of Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.

Watch the media briefing by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in the video player above.

“I think what Sen. Mark Kelly was actually trying to do is intimidate the 1.3 million active duty members serving in our United States armed forces with that video that he and his Democrat colleagues put out,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

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She added, “You can’t have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks, and that’s what these Democrat members were encouraging.”

The Pentagon announced earlier Monday it is investigating

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