After Election Losses, thomas massie moves to force vote on impeaching pete hegseth

Massie seeks an impeachment vote

Massie’s move would force Republicans in Congress to take a position on impeaching Hegseth. The effort comes after sweeping election losses and as anger in Congress rises. Hegseth has described the impeachment push as politically motivated. In a social media video last week, he called it an effort at “personal destruction,” and said it would not work, according to Hegseth.

Hegseth defends military actions

Speaking to reporters Monday, Hegseth said he was willing to debate the administration’s military actions involving Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders. He said he would discuss them “all day long,” according to Hegseth.

Hegseth argued that the Iran war was needed to confront Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Iran has long said its nuclear program is peaceful; the International Atomic Energy Agency says the country has 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent purity.

Trump backs Hegseth

U.S. President Donald Trump defended Hegseth, saying he was responsible for winning two wars and that it was difficult to support impeaching someone who had done so. Hegseth also agreed with Trump’s statement that he would take the same action again.

Disruptions to shipping in a waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passed before the war have contributed to higher energy prices. Hegseth announced a news conference for Tuesday, his first in more than 180 days; his last briefing was in May.