ICYMI: On Pablo Torre Finds Out, Kelly Discusses His Career and Life with Gabby, Political Violence, Campaign Finance Reform, and More

In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly sat down with Pablo Torre for a wide-ranging conversation that started with his upbringing, joining the Navy and NASA alongside his twin brother Scott, and his relationship with his wife, Gabby Giffords. They got into the couple's personal experience with political violence, how campaign finance reform is key to solving gun violence in the United States, and much more.

Sen. Kelly speaks to Pablo Torre on Pablo Torre Finds Out.

Watch the full interview here. Listen to the full interview here. See key excepts below:

On his direct experience with political violence…

"What happened to Charlie Kirk brought me back to that day and I really feel for Erica Kirk and how horrible this has been for her and what that felt like for me in January 2011. Politically, we are on different islands. But one thing I did agree with was his right to be there, talking about issues that he cared about. I would fight - I'd go to war for to defend his right to do that."

On the threat of gun violence to children in America…

"If you're a child in the United States, the most likely reason you are going to lose your life is you're going to get shot. […] It's a problem I would really, really like to solve. I put it way at the top of the list, and I know how to solve it. […] One thing we should do is get the massive amount of money, especially corporate money, out of the political system.

On the future of an American AI economy…

"What do we need to do now to make sure we don't have massive job loss without a plan for what are people going to do next? And the issues around the infrastructure that needs to be built, so people's utility costs don't go up."

"I think if we have the right plan, we can use this to solve a ton of problems in medicine and chemistry […] We want to nudge this thing in the right direction where our economy can benefit, but workers can benefit too. We can't leave middle-class and working-class people behind. If we leave them behind, we're screwed."