Washington, DC, November 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has pushed back against mounting congressional calls to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, questioning why an official instrumental in the military campaign against Iran should face removal from office.
Defending the administration’s military intervention, Trump asserted that US strikes had successfully dismantled Iranian nuclear infrastructure while preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“We saved Israel and the Middle East. There would be no Israel even if we had not saved them from Iran,” Trump said. Rejecting the impeachment initiative, he added, “And what are we going to do with one of the guys that was most responsible for the war, we want to impeach him.”
The president’s defense followed statements from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsing efforts to impeach Hegseth, whom critics have accused of abusing his administrative authority, compromising national security and coordinating the conflict with Iran.
In an interview with ABC News, Jeffries confirmed his support for an impeachment resolution drafted by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie.
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries said, noting that House Democrats intended to review the measure upon returning to Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
“The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe. Pete Hegseth has got to go,” Jeffries said.
The Democratic leader also indicated that his party would pursue initiatives to end the ongoing conflict if Democrats secured control of Congress in January, describing the military engagement as an expensive undertaking that had burdened ordinary Americans with higher living costs.
In response to the legislative pressure, Hegseth dismissed the impeachment campaign as politically motivated.
“It’s all about the politics of personal destruction. Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that,” he said.
Rep. Massie initially introduced the impeachment resolution against Hegseth in September. However, congressional leadership subsequently shelved a scheduled floor vote, postponing consideration until after the November midterm elections. (ANI)
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