Hegseth rips impeachment threat as ‘stunt’ at rare briefing
Hegseth calls the impeachment push a farce as House lawmakers prepare to vote on whether to make him the third Cabinet member impeached.
- 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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According to the US Defense Minister, "it's a political staging." US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth called Tuesday "a...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has lashed out fiercely at Thomas Massie, the Republican congressman who has initiated impeachment proceedings against him. He did so during a press conference at the Pentagon. Hegseth calls Massie a "dissatisfied and defeated congressman" and considers the action pointless. "It is a farce, it is a stunt, and everyone knows it."
Hegseth Slams Massie Impeachment Push
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lambasted Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) push to oust him, likening the impeachment effort to Democrats’ successful impeachments of President Trump,” Axios reports. “As the possible first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary during the second Trump era and a Democratic-led Congress loom, Hegseth isn’t going down without a war of words.” Bloomberg: […]
Hegseth Says Impeachment Push in Congress Amounts to ‘Sabotage’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against an impeachment effort against him over his management of the military, saying the moves had turned disagreements over Pentagon policy into a politicized “farce.”
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