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Sec. Hegseth issues defiant statement amid calls for impeachment
Hegseth said impeachment efforts will not work as Democrats prepare to control Congress and Republicans debate whether to keep him in the Pentagon.
- On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a defiant 5-minute video defending his military policies, vowing "not to back down" against impeachment threats following Republican midterm losses.
- Midterm election results handed Democrats control of Congress, prompting calls for Hegseth's ouster after President Donald Trump conceded voters rejected the war in Iran largely orchestrated by Hegseth.
- Defending his military policies, Hegseth demanded at least $350 billion in reconciliation funding, insisting his "historic and courageous effort" in Iran will ensure the regime never acquires nuclear weapons.
- Despite calls for ouster, President Trump publicly backed Hegseth, though reports allege Trump is contemplating appointing him to Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn's Senate seat to bypass confirmation struggles.
- Rep. Thomas Massie plans to force an impeachment vote in the House, while incoming Democrats prepare for future trials, creating a high-stakes legislative standoff as the session concludes.
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Hegseth Defies Impeachment Threats as Trump Vows to Keep Pentagon Chief After GOP Midterm Defeat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected calls for his removal in a video outside the Pentagon as Republican Rep. Thomas Massie prepared to force an impeachment ... The post Hegseth Defies Impeachment Threats as Trump Vows to Keep Pentagon Chief After GOP Midterm Defeat first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Responding to widespread calls for his removal or impeachment, US Secretary of War Pete Hegsett aggressively declared that the Trump administration would not back down.
·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Hegseth amid impeachment threats: ‘Didn’t work against’ Trump, ‘won’t work with me’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shot back Thursday against threats of impeachment. In a video posted Thursday afternoon on the social platform X, Hegseth said that “a disgruntled, defeated congressm…
·Washington, United States
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