Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed a renewed effort in the House to bring articles of impeachment against him as early as next week.
\n\nIn a video on social media, Hegseth said, “A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly, just like they tried against President Trump twice.”
\n\nHegseth was referring to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who said Wednesday that he plans to reintroduce articles of impeachment when the House is back in session. Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday.
\n\n“It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” Hegseth added. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”
\n\nIn the more-than-five-minute video, Hegseth only briefly touched on the Iran war — a driving force behind the effort to impeach him, as well as GOP losses in this week’s midterm elections.
\n\nMassie, who lost his GOP primary after he crossed Trump, urged Trump on Thursday to replace Hegseth while he still has a GOP majority in the Senate.
\n\n“My Hegseth impeachment resolution is a much gentler version of what’s coming when Dem’s control Congress. They’ll have…
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