[Video] Follow-up: Hegseth Calls Impeachment a Farce That Will Fail, Trump Gives Him an "A" Plus
WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon news conference on the morning of November 10 that the impeachment drive led by Rep. Thomas Massie was a farce that would fail. President Donald Trump then posted on Truth Social, giving Hegseth an "A" plus, plus, plus for the clash and again attacking Massie. It was Hegseth's first Pentagon news conference since May.
According to Reuters, Hegseth said at the news conference that attempts to impeach President Trump had failed before and would fail again. "This is not patriotism. This is sabotage," he said. Referring to the military operations against Iran, he said he stood beside every one of them, was proud to have executed them, and would do it again tomorrow.
Trump posted at 8:33 a.m. Eastern Time on November 10 that Hegseth got an "A PLUS, PLUS, PLUS" for his defense against Massie, and called Massie, who lost his primary, a disgruntled, angry, defeated "TOTAL LOSER." Massie had reintroduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth in the House on November 9, charging him with, among other things, abuse of power in waging war on Iran. On the evening of November 9, Trump had already posted in support of Hegseth, saying he should be praised, not impeached, and calling on Congress to stand up for him.
Massie said in a post on X that the House would hold a first vote on Tuesday on a procedural motion to kill the resolution, and that if that effort were overcome, the House would proceed to a real debate and vote on the articles of impeachment. As of publication, there was no result from that vote, and the Department of War had not yet posted an official transcript of the news conference. (Source: Donald Trump)
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Source: Donald Trump
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Photo: 图：五角大楼航拍（美国国防部总部）。照片：美国海军，公共领域，Wikimedia Commons。Aerial view of the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. Navy photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
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