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Pete Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment threat after midterm losses
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faces a bipartisan threat of impeachment as Republicans react to their midterm election losses, with some GOP members planning to force a vote if he does not resign.
- Rep. Thomas Massie, a critic of U.S. foreign interventions, intends to file a privileged resolution to impeach Hegseth, potentially triggering a vote within two legislative days despite procedural hurdles.
- Several House Republicans believe the impeachment resolution could pass, especially if some GOP members who lost re-election are absent, while Democrats uniformly oppose Hegseth due to his handling of the Iran war.
- The White House has criticized the impeachment efforts as politically motivated, though some insiders suggest President Trump may hold Hegseth accountable in the lame-duck session.
- If impeached, Hegseth would remain in office until a Senate trial, and while many House Republicans remain skeptical of impeachment, Democratic leaders and some moderate members support removing him over his qualifications and war policies.
