‘It’s a farce’: Hegseth slams impeachment effort

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed an impeachment effort against him as a political stunt. Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment citing Hegseth’s handling of the war with Iran and other alleged abuses of power.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed a move to impeach him by a Republican lawmaker as a “farce” and a political “stunt” on Tuesday. It came a day after outgoing US Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth over his handling of the war with Iran and other alleged abuses of power.