
Defence Secretary announces first news conference in over 180 days amid expected impeachment resolution
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Congress is considering an expected impeachment resolution against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has not held a news conference since May and has not briefed on the Iran war, strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats, or other US military actions since then.
Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is eager to litigate the military actions that he and US President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders.
“If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic,” Hegseth told reporters on Monday, using the military code names for the Iran war and campaign of strikes to halt the Houthis’ attacks on shipping in the Middle East.
Hegseth also announced that he would hold a rare news conference on Tuesday – his first in more than 180 days – on the impeachment threat. His last briefing was in May and he has not held one on the Iran war, strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats or other US military actions since then.
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Hegseth will hold a news conference on Tuesday to address the impeachment threat.
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