Pete Hegseth slams impeachment effort as 'a farce'

The high-stakes showdown is brewing on Capitol Hill as the push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now picks up. So the House is getting ready to vote on an impeachment resolution as early as this week. Hegseth, Ron, speaking live earlier this morning, what did he have to say? Well, he is definitely defending himself and his time in office. And while, if you think about it, a lot of these lame duck sessions that come in after the election, but before the new Congress is sworn in, pretty uneventful, but not this time. We are headed for high drama on Capitol Hill. Now, he's just one of several targets for... Democrats in the next session that starts in January, but this time around, they're not waiting. It's a Republican, Thomas Massie, who is pushing the impeachment idea, and a vote looks like it could happen within a few days. Hagseth wouldn't get into a lot of the details yesterday, and it was Massie who introduced the measure. Most Democrats, nearly all, seem to be in favor, and they would only need a handful of Republicans, and he does have a few Republicans on Capitol Hill who are not fans, to say the least. They cite his handling of the war in Iran, the operation targeting Venezuela's leader, strikes on suspected drug boats, but Hegseth and the White House are firing back, saying it's all partisan. We'll be right back. Make no mistake about what is happening. This is not about me. Politicians in Washington have accused the sailors and the pilots who struck narco-terrorist boats of war crimes for doing their job. Senators, in cute videos, have suggested the same. This resolution is the next step. Put the secretary on trial today and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me. This isn't the first time Hagseth has had to fight for his job while the president still backs him. He also signaled the administration could see broader changes now in the aftermath of the midterms, you guys. So we'll watch closely as it unfolds in the next couple of weeks on Capitol Hill. All right, Ron, thank you.