Defense Secretary Hegseth Slams Massie Impeachment Push as ‘Sabotage’ at Pentagon News Conference

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a rare news conference at the Pentagon on November 10, publicly pushing back against an impeachment effort against him. Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment on November 9, accusing Hegseth of violating the Constitution and abusing his authority. At the news conference, Hegseth called Massie’s move sabotage and accused him of putting U.S. troops in danger. It was Hegseth’s first public response since the articles were filed. The House could have taken up Massie’s privileged resolution as early as the evening of November 10, and lawmakers had to address it by November 11. The impeachment fight also comes amid questions over a U.S. airstrike on a school on the first day of the Iran war that killed more than 170 people, most of them children. President Trump had said he would be disappointed if House Republicans voted for Massie’s impeachment resolution. On the evening of November 10, the House voted to refer the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively shelving the effort. It was also Hegseth’s first Pentagon news conference since May.

Source: Reuters

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