U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth holds press conference to respond to impeachment

China News Service, Washington, November 10 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) "This is neither supervision nor accountability. This is a political farce." U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth held a press conference at the Pentagon on the 10th to respond to the impeachment launched against him by members of the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Republican Congressman Thomas Macy once again proposed a resolution on the 9th to push the House of Representatives to vote on the impeachment of Hegseth. The impeachment resolution listed a total of eight charges, including that Hegseth abused his power as secretary of defense and "knowingly executed and implemented illegal orders" during the military strike against Iran.

Hegseth said at a press conference on the 10th that in the history of the United States, no secretary of war or defense has ever been impeached for carrying out legitimate military operations, "and what we carried out was successful military operations."

When talking about the impeachment charges against him, Hegseth said that every action charged in the impeachment resolution was ordered by the president, deployed by Hegseth himself, and notified to Congress. His impeachment will send the wrong signal to Iran and other countries, making them believe that Congress can not only punish military personnel and civilian officials who carry out military operations in accordance with the law, but also obstruct the president's national security decision-making, interfere with ongoing military operations, and expose U.S. military personnel performing missions to greater risks.

According to the rules of Congress, the House of Representatives will vote on the resolution to impeach Hegseth as early as the 11th. The Washington Post analyzed that even if the House of Representatives passes the impeachment resolution, Hegseth will still have to face a Senate trial. Since conviction and removal from office would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, this outcome would be nearly impossible to achieve. (over)