U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the impeachment effort against him today (Tuesday), saying: “Let’s be clear about what this resolution actually does. It tells our enemies—Iran, the cartels, every adversary watching—that the United States will punish its warriors and civilian leadership for successfully executing lawful military operations.”
1+Hegseth compared the impeachment attempt to the impeachment trials President Donald Trump faced during his tenure, emphasizing his absolute loyalty to the president: “Now they’re trying for a third time, this time against a member of his cabinet. They will fail again, and if standing with President Trump gets me in trouble, I’ll take that any day of the week.”
The U.S. war secretary claims the impeachment effort, led by Congressman Thomas Massie, is actually an attack on the capability of service members and fighters in the field: “This isn’t about me. Politicians in Washington accused the sailors and pilots who struck terrorist boats of war crimes for doing their jobs. If they want to come for the warriors, they’ll have to come through me.”
Hegseth attacked Massie head-on and called him “bitter.” He further claimed the background to his impeachment is legitimate political and policy disagreements, not serious offenses justifying removal from office in this manner. Hegseth described the impeachment efforts as a “political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and spite,” and called the move a “farce” and a “stunt.”
1+The war secretary addressed Iranian media coverage of the campaign and said: “The media simply can never admit military success, because you hate the president more than you love our country or our troops.”
Later in his remarks, Hegseth defended aggressive U.S. military operations against Iranian targets and praised President Trump’s uncompromising approach, calling him a “courageous commander in chief” and adding: “Trump didn’t kick the can down the road, he kicked them in the teeth.” He continued, “The crazed Islamists in Tehran will never have a nuclear weapon.”