Pete Hegseth becomes GOPs political scapegoat after midterm bloodbath as impeachment vote looms
Republicans are increasingly turning on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the party’s midterm wipeout, with several lawmakers questioning his leadership and one warning he has a reckoning coming as the House prepares for a potential impeachment vote next week.Rep.James Comer (R-Ky.) suggested Friday that Hegseth could need to be replaced, warning there are “a lot of questions” about his leadership and the administration’s strategy in Iran.“That’s going to be a decision that President Trump’s going to have to make,” Comer said to News Nation when asked if he wanted to see someone new in Hegseth’s position.“But I can tell you with a high level of confidence that there’s a lot of questions about Hegseth.
We have no idea what the strategy is moving forward in Iran.”Comer said that Republican voters were even angrier about the war than Democrats, pointing to frustrations with gas prices, and the administration’s handling of the conflict as some reasons why GOP supporters stayed home on Election Day.“People that have been MAGA for the last 12 years, they had MAGA flags in their yard, wore MAGA caps.I mean, they are mad that we’re in this situation in Iran.
They’re mad over gas prices, and a lot of them stayed home.”Comer said he did not believe that Trump supporters necessarily crossed party lines when voting, but simply sat the election out — leaving Republicans with the task of winning back their trust.“Secretary Hegseth will not back down or be deterred by politicians seeking to score partisan points or launch phony investigations where no wrongdoing exists,” Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told The Post.“The Department of War has followed the law and our Secretary will continue to stand and fight every single day to support and defend the Constitution, lead our troops, and protect America.We will continue to drive President Trump’s agenda at the Department of War — despite threats of sham witch hunts from Democ...