John Oliver Unleashes On Pete Hegseth
John Oliver said Hegseth should be removed from office after revisiting the Iran school strike, Signal scandal and other controversies tied to his leadership.
- On Sunday, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver dedicated a 35-minute segment to calling for the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing the military has suffered 'damage' that 'cannot be undone.'
- Oliver criticized Hegseth's decision to dismantle the Pentagon's Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response programme, connecting the policy cut to the February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, which killed more than 160 people.
- The monologue traced a series of 'red flags' throughout Hegseth's career, including sexual assault allegations and the 'Signalgate' scandal, where a journalist was accidentally added to a classified group chat discussing U.S. strikes in Yemen.
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries backed the impeachment effort on Sunday, calling himself a 'hard yes,' while Republican Representative Thomas Massie plans to push for an impeachment resolution when Congress returns.
- When asked for comment, a Pentagon spokesperson responded, 'Deport John Oliver,' while removing Hegseth would require a two-thirds Senate majority vote following any House impeachment.
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John Oliver Devotes Whole Show to Hegseth
Pete Hegseth has emerged as a prime target for Democrats, and the AP reports that the defense chief plans to publicly push back against talk of impeachment at a news conference Tuesday. "If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing...
John Oliver Unleashes On Pete Hegseth
“While John Oliver opened his show by relishing the victories (and the defeats) attendant to Tuesday’s midterm elections, he quickly turned the full force of his weekly withering analysis on Pete Hegseth,” Deadline reports.
'Remove This F*cking A**hole!': John Oliver Unloads On Pete Hegseth
John Oliver devoted the main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight to a lengthy examination of Pete Hegseth's record as Secretary of Defense, arguing that his command has caused serious damage to the U.S. military and resulted in devastating consequences for people overseas. Oliver noted the results of Tuesday's massive midterm wipeout. Then he turned his attention to Hegseth. With the Pentagon overseeing a budget over $1 trillion and employing …
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