US Defense Chief Says Impeachment Bid Will Fail, Defends Iran Strike as Legal

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the impeachment resolution filed against him in the House of Representatives will "fail." He dismissed the effort as a political performance. Hegseth argued no defense secretary has ever been impeached for conducting legal military operations. Republican Representative Thomas Massie filed the resolution on November 9, accusing Hegseth of pushing the Iran attack without congressional approval. At a press conference on November 10, Hegseth defended the Iran strike as a legal operation and claimed America achieved victory. He criticized the impeachment as a "political charade" and expressed confidence it would not succeed.


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