APTOPIX Pentagon Hegseth Impeachment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is contending that a rogue lawmaker is undermining American troops in war zones by targeting him with an impeachment effort over mere “policy disagreements.” On Tuesday, Hegseth gave a defiant and politicized defense of his stewardship of the U.S. military in his first news conference at the Pentagon in six months. It comes just a day after Republican Rep. Thomas Massie launched an effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions. Hegseth framed the impeachment effort as an indictment against the nation’s service members and their successes while undermining American forces “in real time.”