Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the effort to impeach him by an outgoing Republican congressman is nothing but a “political spectacle.”
\n\n“It’s a farce and it’s a stunt and everybody knows it,” Hegseth said during a press conference at the Pentagon.
\n\nHe said the effort sends a dangerous message to America’s enemies around the world. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., reintroduced articles of impeachment Monday over the war with Iran and other military actions that were ordered by President Donald Trump.
\n\nHegseth likened the effort to Congress’ two failed impeachment trials against Trump during his first term — first over a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the second over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.
\n\n“Both times they failed, both times he came back stronger, and the American people sent him back to the White House,” Hegseth said. “Now they’re trying a third time, this time against a member of his Cabinet. They will fail again, and if standing with President Trump puts me in that company, I’ll take that company every day of the week.”
\n\nTrump weighed in on social media shortly after Hegseth finished, writing that the defense secretary “gets an…
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