Trump says Hegseth impeachment bid has 'miserably failed' after House vote
Briefing by News4U · First published
Today Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the Democrats' attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably failed. He said every Republican except Thomas Massie voted in favor of Hegseth, and that victories in Venezuela and Iran, together with what he called the best recruitment numbers in the history of the U.S. military, led to the exoneration of a great American patriot. The White House and Hegseth shared the statement on X after the U.S. House voted 211-204 to refer Massie's impeachment resolution to the Republican-led Judiciary Committee, a step the BBC and DW say effectively kills the bid in the current Congress. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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- @petehegseth (X): The Democrats' attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED!
@petehegseth (X) · · Excerpt
- @whitehouse (X): They must be stopped.
@whitehouse (X) · · Excerpt
- BBC World: President Trump celebrated the vote in a post on Truth Social, saying the effort "has miserably FAILED".
BBC World · · Excerpt
- US House Republicans derail push to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
DW English · · Full text