US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday dismissed efforts to impeach him as a “political spectacle”, arguing that no American defence chief had ever faced impeachment for carrying out lawful military operations.
Speaking at his first Pentagon press briefing in six months, Hegseth said the move was driven by political differences rather than any constitutional grounds for impeachment. He accused the lawmaker behind the effort of using the process to target the Trump administration and undermine the US military.
“In the 250 years of our American Republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations. And in our case, successful ones, at that. Not once. War Powers Resolution or not,” Hegseth said.
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