Pentagon chief dismisses impeachment push as farce aiding adversaries

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called an effort to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce and sabotage that plays into the hands of adversaries. Hegseth made the comments at a news conference a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him. He said past impeachments of President Donald Trump had failed and that he would stand with Trump. Massie said the House would hold a first vote on Tuesday on a procedural motion to kill the resolution. Hegseth defended the Iran war as necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, citing support from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.


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