Republican seeks impeachment of Defense Minister Hegseth

The ballots have been counted, but frustration over the disgrace in the midterms runs deep among many Republicans. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is under pressure, is scheduled to undergo impeachment proceedings as early as next week. And it's not (yet) the election winners who want that - their own party friends want to get rid of Hegseth after they realized that the Iran war could be to blame for their disastrous result.

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican and frequent critic of President Donald Trump, said he would "absolutely" reintroduce articles of impeachment when the House resumes work next week. Massie accuses Hegseth of starting the Iran war without congressional approval.

Hegseth himself posted a six-minute video on

“A much milder version of what will come when Democrats control Congress.”

Massie suggested on Thursday that the US President should fire Hegseth quickly while the Republican-controlled Senate can confirm his successor. That is likely to become far more difficult once Democrats take control of the Senate in January. "My motion to impeach Hegseth is a much milder version of what will come when the Democrats control Congress. They will hold hearings and trials," Massie said.

His push to impeach Hegseth is likely to have broad support among Democrats and perhaps enough support among Republicans to pass. Finally, Vice JD Vance also said: “The reason we lost is because of the war.”