Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is “not worried” about impeachment after Democrats took majorities in both the House and the Senate, The Post Millennial reports.
Speaking to reporters on a tarmac Monday, Hegseth said, “Oh, we’re not worried about that.” He invited the press to a Pentagon news conference the next morning on the topic: “I’ll save my remarks for there. I hope you all come.”
Democrat lawmakers have been calling for Hegseth’s impeachment, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican, has introduced a resolution to do so, according to the report. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he was a “hard yes” on the resolution.
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution. The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe,” Jeffries said.
Hegseth said there are a lot of “politically motivated people” who want him impeached despite what he called the “success” of the Trump administration in conflicts around the world. He cited European partners stepping up on NATO, countries in Central and South America forming what he called a “counter cartel coalition,” and building more alliances, describing those efforts as “historic.”
“The way the things that we’ve accomplished in Midnight Hammer and Absolute Resolve and Southern Spear and Epic Fury are things that will change the face of the globe for generations,” he said. “We are very proud of the president’s America First agenda, of our peace through strength posture. We know the world is a better and safer place as a result. So, if we want to litigate that, the success of those things, I’m happy to do it all day long.”
According to the report, the impeachment resolution has accused Hegseth of going to war without congressional approval, ignoring laws of warfare, suppressing speech and kidnapping the leader of another nation, among other alleged crimes.
