U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ​on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) called moves ‌to impeach him over abuse ​of power in the ⁠Iran war a farce that would fail.

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Mr. Hegseth made the comment ‌at a news conference a day after U.S. Representative ‌Thomas Massie, a ‌Kentucky ⁠Republican, introduced eight articles of ⁠impeachment against him.

In his first Pentagon news conference since May, Mr. Hegseth said ​attempts to ‌impeach President Donald Trump had failed and added: “They will fail again.”

“This is not patriotism. This ‌is sabotage,” he said.

Referring ​to the Iran war, he said: “I stand ⁠beside every one of these operations. I was proud to ‌execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow.”

In a post on X, Mr. Massie said the House would hold a first vote on ‌Tuesday on a procedural motion ​to kill the resolution.

“If we can overcome that ⁠effort, we will proceed to ⁠a real debate and vote on the Articles of ‌Impeachment,” he said.