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Republican Rep. Massie Introduces Impeachment Articles Against Defense Secretary Hegseth, House Vote Expected by Wednesday
Read this in the Market Flux appRepresentative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on November 9, setting in motion a House vote that must occur by Wednesday. The charges include waging the Iran war without congressional authorization and committing extrajudicial killings. If the House approves the articles, the matter would proceed to a Senate trial.
Hegseth, who has taken to calling himself the "secretary of war" as part of an effort to rebrand the military he describes as too weak and "woke," responded quickly, announcing a rare Pentagon press conference for Tuesday morning, his first in over six months. He called the impeachment push "politically motivated" and said he was "not worried," adding that criticism of his tenure amounted to criticism of the troops and their accomplishments in operations he referred to as Epic Fury, Rough Rider, and the detention of Nicolas Maduro.
President Trump moved swiftly to defend Hegseth, saying the defense secretary "won two wars" and vowing to stand by him even if the House votes to impeach. House Republican leaders, however, are reportedly bracing for a significant number of Republican votes in favor of the impeachment measure when it comes to the floor this week.
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- ThehillHegseth plans press conference, says he’s ‘not worried’ about impeachment push
- HormuzLetterBREAKING: Hegseth to hold a rare Pentagon press conference on Tuesday morning, his first in over 6 months, to respond to Thomas Massie's impeachment push minutes after the articles were introduced, per AP. Hegseth says he is "not worried" about the impeachment push. "If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolás Maduro, you're taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic," he adds. House Republican leaders are bracing for a large wave of Republican votes to impeach Hegseth when the measure comes to a vote this week.
- ReutersPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, calls himself the secretary of war in effort to rebrand a military he said was too weak and 'woke.' With a House impeachment vote expected this week, he could soon share something in common with an actual secretary of war
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- ZerohedgeMassie Starts The Clock On Hegseth's Impeachment - Here's How Many Republicans He Needs
- CnbcHegseth impeachment articles introduced by Rep. Massie
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