# Hegseth rips impeachment push from outgoing Republican as ‘farce,’ ‘stunt’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hegseth-rips-impeachment-push-from-outgoing-republican-as-farce-stunt/
- Published: 2026-11-10T13:09:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:09:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/war-secretary-pete-hegseth-addresses-house-impeachment-effort
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Hegseth called Massie’s impeachment effort a political stunt.
- He defended US operations in Iran, Venezuela and Yemen as lawful.
- Trump and Rubio backed the administration’s position.

## Summary

War Secretary Pete Hegseth has rejected an impeachment effort by Republican congressman Thomas Massie, calling it a political stunt rather than oversight. The dispute centres on US military operations in Iran, Venezuela and Yemen, which Hegseth says were lawful; the push raises questions about congressional scrutiny of military action and the threshold for impeaching a cabinet official.

Hegseth said the resolution would give US adversaries a propaganda victory and argued that disagreements over policy should be addressed through legislation, debate or elections. He cited previous military actions under Reagan, Clinton, Obama and Biden, saying no defence secretary had been impeached for lawful operations. President Donald Trump praised Hegseth’s response, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the president’s authority to address what he described as imminent threats.

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