Pete Hegseth Calls Impeachment Motion a “Farce” as House Weighs Vote

The defense secretary accuses the media of hating Donald Trump more than they love the country and the armed forces. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie filed the motion over Hegseth’s handling of the Iran conflict

Pete Hegseth has dismissed the effort to impeach him as a political stunt, using a Pentagon news conference to defend the Trump administration’s military record and accuse the media of refusing to acknowledge its successes.

“It’s a farce, a political stunt, and everyone knows it,” the defense secretary said, referring to the impeachment motion filed against him by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Hegseth also took aim at journalists, accusing them of hating the president more than they love the United States and its armed forces.

“You hate the president more than you love your country and your armed forces,” he said, arguing that the media have failed to report what he described as the administration’s military victories. Hegseth said he was “proud of every action taken” and declared himself “ready to do it again.”

His remarks came a day after Massie submitted an impeachment motion against the defense secretary in the House of Representatives. The Kentucky Republican alleges that Hegseth abused the authority of his office, particularly in connection with the conflict with Iran.

The filing could lead to a House vote as early as Wednesday, placing Hegseth’s conduct and the administration’s handling of the Iran conflict under renewed congressional scrutiny. The defense secretary, for his part, has rejected the initiative outright, portraying it as a partisan attack rather than a legitimate effort to hold him accountable.

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