Hegseth defends himself against impeachment push

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is defiant as he stares down the barrel of potentially being impeached. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has brought eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth. The articles accuse Hegseth of making several illegal actions during America's war against Iran, including not getting congressional authorization before going to war. Today, the Pentagon, Hegseth dug in defending himself. He called the articles of impeachment a political spectacle and that he has followed the letter of the law. I stand behind every one of these operations, and I would do it again tomorrow. It puts a target on the backs of American warriors by signaling that Congress will undermine their missions in real time. This is not patriotism. This is sabotage. Massie's efforts are backed by Democratic leadership. Congresswoman Jamila Jayapal came out today in support of Hegseth's impeachment, saying she has opposed him from the start. From day one, I've said he's unqualified and incompetent, and his entire tenure has shown us exactly that. Starting with the Iran war, he brought us into another forever war with no strategy, no mission, no exit plan, and no authorization from Congress. This war has killed at least 21 U.S. service members and thousands of civilians and displaced over 3 million people in the region. Hegseth has ruined our reputation on the world stage and put military might and bravado over anything else. Senator Patty Murray echoed Representative Jayapal's sentiment today, saying she would impeach the Secretary of Defense as well. Here's what she posted on X, quote, Pete Hegseth, a dangerous failure and disgrace, has a lot to answer for. An illegal war with Iran, more than 100 children killed at their school in Manab. Civilians executed without trial in the Caribbean. None of this gets swept under the rug, unquote.