U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce that would fail.Also read | What are the eight Articles of impeachment filed against U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth?Mr. Hegseth made the comment at a news conference a day after U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him.In his first Pentagon news conference since May, Mr. Hegseth said attempts to impeach President Donald Trump had failed and added: “They will fail again.”“This is not patriotism. This is sabotage,” he said.Referring to the Iran war, he said: “I stand beside every one of these operations. I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow.”In a post on X, Mr. Massie said the House would hold a first vote on Tuesday on a procedural motion to kill the resolution.“If we can overcome that effort, we will proceed to a real debate and vote on the Articles of Impeachment,” he said. Published - November 10, 2026 07:36 pm IST
Pentagon chief Hegseth calls moves to impeach him a farce that will fail
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