Hegseth calls impeachment resolution a 'farce' after school bombing cited

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denounced an impeachment resolution against him as a "farce" and "setup" during a Tuesday press conference, calling the effort political sabotage rather than patriotism. Republican Representative Thomas Massie filed the resolution Monday, citing the bombing of a school early in the Iran war that killed 120 children, plus military operations in Yemen and Venezuela. Hegseth dismissed it as a "political spectacle" from a "bitter" lawmaker who lost his primary. Hegseth noted no defense secretary has been impeached for military operations, calling them successful. The House, controlled by Republicans, could vote as early as Wednesday, with some members potentially joining Democrats in support.