Sayed, who was elected as the first Muslim senator of the USA, calls for the resignation of Defense Minister Hegseth

Sayed addressed Minister Hegseth in his statement to CNN.

Sayed, the first Muslim senator elected to the Senate, said, "Can you imagine being Pete Hegseth right now? (Hegseth) Why are you still doing this job? You are very bad at this job. You cannot fulfill your responsibilities. You mishandled the war (with Iran) and no one could understand what you were trying to do." he said.

Arguing that Hegseth was talking about starting a new "culture war" every day and waging an unlawful war, Sayed called for Hegseth to resign.

Accusations against Hegseth

US Republican Congressman Thomas Massie submitted an 8-article proposal to the House of Representatives for the dismissal of Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.

Massie accused Hegseth of waging war without authorization from Congress, weakening measures to protect civilians, and carrying out extrajudicial killings.

The bill, which called for Hegseth's removal from office and banning him from holding federal office in the future, included accusations related to US military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela and the Caribbean.

The bill also included allegations regarding Hegseth's stance on military control, civilian casualties and freedom of expression.

The US House of Representatives yesterday passed the resolution blocking the impeachment attempt to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by a vote of 204 to 211.