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Hegseth to defend his record as impeachment resolution advances
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Hegseth announced he would hold a news conference on Tuesday to defend his record as an expected impeachment resolution moves forward in Congress. He said he was ready to defend the Trump administration’s actions in Iran and Venezuela, arguing that criticism of those operations also criticises what US troops achieved.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie has advanced the resolution despite opposition from House GOP leaders, amid growing calls to hold Hegseth accountable for the Iran war. Hegseth said he agreed with Trump that the US should act the same way again, and described the war as necessary to confront Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran has continued to strike bases used by the US in the Middle East and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, causing billions of dollars in damage to military bases.
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In short
- Hegseth plans a news conference as an impeachment resolution advances.
- He defended US operations in Iran and Venezuela.
- Iran continues to strike US-used bases and commercial ships.
How this story developed
- 35 minutes ago Hegseth also defended US operations in Iran and Venezuela, saying he would make the same decision again and that criticism of the operations undermined troops’ achievements, as Iran continued strikes on US-used bases and commercial ships.
- 47 minutes ago Pete Hegseth said he would hold a Tuesday news conference to defend his record as Republican Thomas Massie advanced an expected impeachment resolution, despite opposition from House GOP leaders.
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- Rep. Thomas Massie reintroduces impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth over Iran war: ‘Threat to the Constitution’New York Post
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The case for
Supporters could argue that confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions was necessary to protect US forces, allies and regional security, particularly as Iran continued strikes on bases and commercial shipping. They may also see Hegseth’s defence of the operations as a defence of troops’ achievements, and argue that an impeachment resolution risks politicising military decisions before their consequences are fully assessed.
The case against
Critics could argue that the scale and costs of the Iran war, including damage to US facilities and disruption to shipping, demand rigorous scrutiny of the decisions that led to it. They may contend that describing the war as necessary does not settle whether the strategy was lawful, proportionate or effective, and that Congress has a duty to hold senior officials accountable regardless of partisan opposition.
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Originally published by PBS NewsHour as “WATCH: Hegseth announces he will hold news conference on impeachment threat to defend his record”.