From The New Indian Express
Center Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘political spectacle’, dismisses it as ‘farce’
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the bipartisan effort to impeach him in Congress is driven by policy disagreements rather than the high crimes the Constitution envisages. He described the move as a farce and blamed a rogue lawmaker for targeting him, defending his actions as not criminal. Hegseth also dismissed the threat from his own party as a farce and noted receiving strong support from President Trump.
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left · 2 outlets
Pete Hegseth made the comment at a news conference a day after U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him
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center · 4 outlets
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dug in for a fight Tuesday against his potential impeachment in Congress, telling reporters that a rogue lawmaker is targeting him over “policy disagreements” and not the high crimes or offenses the nation’s founders intended. The embattled Pentagon chief…
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed impeachment efforts against him as a “farce” and a “political spectacle”, accusing a congressman behind the move of acting out of personal resentment. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Hegseth defended his military decisions, saying he stood by…
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WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday denounced a push to impeach him as a "farce" and defended his record leading the Iran war and other military operations under President Donald Trump. "It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it," he said at a Pentagon press…
