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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> \u200bon Tuesday (November 10, 2026) called moves \u200cto impeach him over abuse \u200bof power in the \u2060Iran war a farce that would fail.<\/p>\n

Also read | What are the eight Articles of impeachment filed against U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth?<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Hegseth made the comment \u200cat a news conference a day after U.S. Representative \u200cThomas Massie, a \u200cKentucky \u2060Republican, introduced eight articles of \u2060impeachment against him.<\/a><\/p>\n

In his first Pentagon news conference since May<\/a>, Mr. Hegseth said \u200battempts to \u200cimpeach President Donald Trump had failed and added: \u201cThey will fail again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not patriotism. This \u200cis sabotage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Referring \u200bto the Iran war, he said: \u201cI stand \u2060beside every one of these operations. I was proud to \u200cexecute them, and I would do it again tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Mr. Massie said the House would hold a first vote on \u200cTuesday on a procedural motion \u200bto kill the resolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can overcome that \u2060effort, we will proceed to \u2060a real debate and vote on the Articles of \u200cImpeachment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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