Hegseth and Rubio push back on impeachment and exit rumors

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has responded defiantly to a planned impeachment motion by Representative Thomas Massie, stating it will fail just as attempts against President Trump did. He dismissed the effort as coming from a "discontented and defeated" congressman with Democratic allies. Hegseth accused Massie and Democratic allies of filing "false impeachment motions" against him, mirroring two previous attempts against Trump. In a video statement, he asserted the impeachment "didn't work against President Trump and won't work with me." Separately, Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied rumors he plans to leave the administration, telling the New York Times his plan is to stay with Trump until the end of his term. He declined to answer questions about his future political ambitions.