Hegseth Denounces Impeachment Effort at Press Briefing, Calls It a Political Spectacle
The U.S. Department of War released the transcript of a November 10 press briefing at which Secretary of War Pete Hegseth denounced an impeachment effort against him, calling it a political spectacle and a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment rather than oversight or accountability.
Hegseth said that in 250 years of the American republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations, citing Lebanon under Reagan, Kosovo under Clinton, and Iraq and Syria under Obama and Biden. The proper remedy for a policy disagreement, he said, is legislation, debate and the next presidential election, not impeachment.
He argued the resolution signals to adversaries that the United States will punish its own warriors and civilian leadership for successful operations, and he pointed to the campaign against the Houthis as an example of the administration's approach, saying they stopped shooting at American ships after U.S. strikes.
(Source: U.S. Department of War)
Source: U.S. Department of War
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