Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed a renewed effort in the House to bring articles of impeachment against him as early as next week.In a video on social media, Hegseth said, “A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly, just like they tried against President Trump twice.”Hegseth was referring to Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who said Wednesday that he plans to reintroduce articles of impeachment when the House is back in session.
Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday.“It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” Hegseth added.“Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me.
You can rest assured of that.”In the more-than-five-minute video, Hegseth only briefly touched on the Iran war — a driving force behind the effort to impeach him, as well as GOP losses in this week’s midterm elections.Massie, who lost his GOP primary after he crossed Trump, urged Trump on Thursday to replace Hegseth while he still has a GOP majority in the Senate.“My Hegseth impeachment resolution is a much gentler version of what’s coming when Dem’s control Congress.They’ll have hearings & trials,” he said on X.“There is one contingency in which I won’t reintroduce the articles of impeachment: Hegseth resigns,” Massie wrote Wednesday.Numerous Democrats have indicated a desire to oust Hegseth since their midterm election wins, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is poised to be the next speaker.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSWhy plunging tech stocks might be just what the market neededFOR SUBSCRIBERSVoters want the Iran war to end.
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