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Hegseth rips impeachment threat as ‘stunt’ at rare briefing
Hegseth called the impeachment push a stunt and defended 18 U.S. service members killed since the Iran war began, as the House weighs a vote.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a combative Pentagon news conference, calling the impeachment effort led by Representative Thomas Massie a "farce" and "political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment."
- Massie introduced eight impeachment articles against Hegseth, accusing the secretary of violating the Constitution through unauthorized military operations in Iran, strikes against Houthis, and the capture of President Nicol Maduro in Venezuela earlier this year.
- Hegseth argued the actions constitute policy disagreements rather than a "high crime or misdemeanor," while President Donald Trump defended the secretary on Monday, urging Congress to "stand up for Pete" against the impeachment push.
- The House could vote as soon as Tuesday on whether to impeach Hegseth, which would make him the third Cabinet member in United States history to face such a process.
- Conviction requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate, or 67 votes if all 100 senators vote. Massie will exit Congress in January after losing the primary to a Trump-backed candidate.
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The head of Pentagon Pete Hegset called an attempt to impeach him with a "farce" and "sabotage" that would play in the hands of the U.S. opponents, and the Secretary of Defense responded to the initiative of the Republican Congressman Thomas Massey.
·Riga, Latvia
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RECIT - US Secretary of Defense compares himself to Donald Trump and denounces a "political spectacle" directed against the armed forces.
·Paris, France
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The Pentagon headline rejected Republican Thomas Massie's accusations of political judgment as a "political spectacle."
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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