US secretary of war Pete Hegseth is under pressure following the Republicans’ midterms loss that has been blamed on the Iran war (File photo)
“Impeachment tells our enemies that the US will punish its own warriors and leadership for carrying out lawful military operations,” Hegseth told reporters. “In the 250 years of our American republic, no secretary of war or secretary of defence has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations,” he added. (Developing story) You use AI every day. He described the impeachment efforts as sending a message to Washington’s adversaries that the US would punish its own military personnel and political leadership for carrying out “lawful operations. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.
The press conference was the Pentagon chief’s first in six months and came a day after Republican US Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against him.
The briefing came a day after President Donald Trump backed Hegseth, saying that he had led the US to victory in “two wars” — referring to the Iran war and the US military intervention in Venezuela in January, which resulted in the removal of Nicolas Maduro. US secretary of war Pete Hegseth , facing calls for his impeachment following the Republicans’ poor performance in the midterm elections, which has been blamed on the Iran war, held a press conference on Tuesday (local time) to defend his record.