US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's Future in Question After Midterms Setback
Democrats plan investigations into his handling of the Iran war as Republicans question whether he can keep support for Trump’s defense agenda.
- Following Republican midterm election losses, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces mounting pressure as Democrats prepare to investigate his handling of the Iran war and Pentagon leadership.
- Republican Senator Thom Tillis warned of a "reckoning" for Hegseth, citing strained relations with lawmakers over the administration's proposed $1.5 trillion defence spending package.
- In a video posted Thursday, Hegseth dismissed impeachment efforts as "political attacks" while vowing to continue pushing for at least $350 billion in defense funding.
- President Donald Trump praised Hegseth on Thursday, claiming he has "done a fantastic job" and suggesting opposition stems from his removal of senior military officers.
- Without additional funding, the Pentagon "could face critical shortfalls" threatening pay and equipment, according to Hegseth, while the Iran war has cost at least 23 service members their lives.
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As the Democratic Party gains momentum following its landslide victory in the U.S. midterm elections, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video that adds fuel to the fire of impeachment. In a video posted on social media on the 5th, Secretary Hegseth vowed, "We stand, we fight." The victorious Democratic Party, holding the Iran war and other issues accountable, [is] the 1
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future in question after midterms setback
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future is in question after Tuesday's, November 3, midterms setback. On Thursday, November 5, he issued a video message vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as “courageous and historic”. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle has more.
After their election clap, the Republicans shoot at U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as a scapegoat and blame him for the unpopular Iran war. He is threatened with impeachment. Hegseth shows himself fighting in a video and defended the war as "courageous" and "historic."
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a video message Thursday promising to fight Congressional actions aimed at impeachment, recorded Reuters and AFP, in which he...
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