Defense Secretary Defies Impeachment Push as GOP Lawmaker Moves to Reintroduce Articles
Pete Hegseth says he's not worried about impeachment while Rep. Thomas Massie prepares new charges; Democrats celebrate midterm victories.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters in Newport, Rhode Island, that he is not worried about calls for his impeachment, stating plainly, "We're not worried about that."
Republican Representative Thomas Massie (R‑Ky.) plans to reintroduce impeachment articles against Hegseth this week, even as Hegseth says he plans to hold a press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, Democrats point to sweeping midterm wins, a development that some see as a sign of the political establishment’s growing influence.
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Hegseth plans press conference, says he’s ‘not worried’ about impeachment push
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to hold a press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning and argued that he is “not worried” about the impeachment articles Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plans to reintroduce against him this week. “We’re not worried about that,” Hegseth told reporters in Newport, R.I., on Monday when asked…
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Pete Hegseth reacts to calls for impeachment: "We're not worried about that"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday that he's "not worried" about calls for his impeachment amid the Democrats' sweeping midterm wins.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
- Pete Hegseth told reporters: "We're not worried about that."
- Pete Hegseth told reporters on Monday in Newport, Rhode Island, that he is not worried about calls for his impeachment.
- Pete Hegseth said he plans to hold a press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning.
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plans to reintroduce impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth this week.
- Democrats had sweeping midterm wins, according to CBS News.
- Pete Hegseth's press conference at the Pentagon is planned for Tuesday morning.
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