+++ US midterms +++: US House of Representatives rejects impeachment proceedings against Hegseth

Republicans in the US House of Representatives repelled a move to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time). They voted almost unanimously against a corresponding resolution.

Republican Thomas Massie has filed a motion to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the US House of Representatives. Hegseth will now take a stand on the impeachment proceedings on Tuesday afternoon German time.

Pete Hegseth describes the impeachment proceedings against him as a “show trial”. In American history, no defense secretary has ever been removed from office because of his political decisions. In the event of disagreement, political debate or elections are the means of choice, not impeachment, Hegseth said.

Hegseth does not want to apologize for what he sees as military success. He and Donald Trump would do what the American people elected them to do. Impeachment would just waste Congress' time.

Impeachment proceedings for US President Donald Trump have already failed twice. “President Trump has always come back stronger,” says Hegseth. He predicts that the impeachment process will also fail this time.

In the past there have also been wars under other defense ministers, says Hegseth. However, there were no impeachment proceedings there. The approach was “not patriotism, but sabotage”.