Hegseth calls impeachment effort 'sabotage' aiding adversaries

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed an impeachment effort against him as a farce and "sabotage" that aids adversaries, responding to articles introduced by Representative Thomas Massie over alleged abuse of power in the Iran war. Hegseth, in his first Pentagon news conference since May, compared the effort to past impeachments of President Donald Trump, saying they failed and he returned stronger. He defended the Iran operations as necessary and said he would execute them again. Massie said the House will vote on a procedural motion to kill the resolution, with a real debate possible if it fails. Hegseth acknowledged Republican midterm losses linked to the war but cited officials calling it necessary, while Trump reaffirmed his support.