Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed an effort to impeach him as “political spectacle,” saying the resolution “puts a target on the backs” of U.S. troops and signals to America’s enemies that Congress will “punish its own warriors and its own civilian leadership for successfully executing lawful military operations.”
“What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it’s not accountability. It’s a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment,” Hegseth said during a press conference at the Pentagon.
The press conference comes as calls to impeach Hegseth have grown as several Republicans have attributed the
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