Hegseth rails against impeachment push in presser…

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment push “a farce” and “a stunt” while defending his handling of the Iran war, as the House prepares a procedural vote on the resolution.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has railed against Rep. Thomas Massie, the Republican who introduced articles of impeachment against him, and aggressively defended his leadership in the Iran war and other military operations, CNBC reported.

“What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it’s not accountability. It’s a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment,” Hegseth said at his first Pentagon news conference in six months. “It’s a farce, and it’s a stunt, and everybody knows it,” he added.

Massie, R-Ky., put forward eight impeachment articles on Monday. They accuse Hegseth of waging war in contravention of Congress, carrying out extrajudicial killings tied to boat strikes in the Caribbean against purported drug smugglers and suppressing free speech by targeting Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

The House is set to vote Tuesday on a procedural motion related to the resolution. If it passes, the measure will proceed to a debate and vote. Republicans hold a 218-214 majority, and President Donald Trump has said he would stand by Hegseth even if the House impeaches him.