Hegseth to defend his record as impeachment resolution advances

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PBS NewsHour · 2 hours ago

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

25 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.
36 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.