Big crack in the White House after the midterm elections in the USA! New target: 'His seat is shaking'

NEWS CENTER / The political showdown that started after the elections in Washington, this time brought the seat of one of the most critical figures in the White House to the agenda. While the unexpected outburst from its own front opened the door to a new crisis in the Trump administration, all eyes turned to the next step to be taken by Congress.

'THE SEAT IS SHAKING'

Republican House member Thomas Massie issued a clear ultimatum to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Massie announced that he would resubmit articles of impeachment against Hegseth if he did not leave his post.

Massie, who made a statement on the US-based X social media platform on Wednesday, said, "There is only one situation in which I will not re-submit articles of impeachment: Hegseth's resignation."

Speaking to CNN, Massie said he plans to initiate a vote on the impeachment process in the House of Representatives when Congress reconvenes next week. Multiple Republican sources also told CNN that they expect the initiative to pass the House and that "Hegseth's seat is swinging."

'A BAD ELECTION RESULT'

There are also evaluations regarding the defeat in the midterm elections behind Massie's exit. The Republican MP clearly expressed his criticism of Trump over the election results.

"You don't get such a bad election result because of one issue. If they had just moved away from the cult-like following of Donald Trump, this could have been completely avoided," Massie told CNN.

But on the other side of the debate in Washington is Trump's support. According to CNN, based on White House officials, Trump told his aides that Hegseth must fight against impeachment attempts and investigations into his decision-making processes.

On Wednesday, Trump also denied reports that he was considering firing Hegseth, saying the Defense Secretary "did a very good job."

CHALLENGE FROM THE PENTAGON

While the impeachment debate was ongoing, a message came from the Pentagon that there would be no step back. Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell said Hegseth "will not be forced to step down by politicians trying to score political points for partisan interests."

Parnell emphasized that Hegseth is "100 percent committed" to leading the Department of Defense through the end of Trump's term.

VANCE TURNED ARROWS INTO THE IRAN WAR

Another topic at the center of the discussions was the Iran war. US Vice President JD Vance, in his statement on Wednesday, argued that the reason for the defeat of the Republicans in the midterm elections was the Iran war.

On the other hand, Axios from the US press claimed that Vance warned US President Donald Trump that the war with Iran would cause great public reaction and could cause the Republicans to lose the midterm elections.

Despite this, it has been claimed that Trump is closer to resuming attacks on Iran, and that he considered launching an attack on Iran before the midterm elections upon pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but postponed it until later.

It has been reported that Trump's current options are to restart attacks against Iran, reach an agreement with Tehran, or maintain the current pressure with a naval blockade and economic sanctions.

On the other hand, it was noted that, under the mediation of Qatar, a draft agreement was being worked on between the USA and Iran that would prevent the resumption of the war, and that the parties aim to return to direct negotiations in the coming days.

LATEST SITUATION IN THE ELECTION

While vote counting continues in the midterm elections held on November 3 in the USA, Democrats won 240 seats and Republicans won 147 seats in the race for the House of Representatives.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The American people went to the polls on November 3 for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate, as well as governorships and other local positions in their states.

According to the first unofficial results, Democrats took the majority from Republicans in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

In the US electoral system, all members of the 435-seat House of Representatives go to the polls every two years, once in the general election in which the US president is elected and the other in the midterm elections.

In the 100-member Senate wing of Congress, one-third of the senators are elected for a 6-year term and are renewed every two years.