Trump says he’ll ‘stand by’ Hegseth as ‘loser’ Massie renews impeachment effort
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support of War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, saying he’ll “stand by” his appointee despite an impeachment effort led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), whom the president called a “loser.”
TL;DR
- President Trump declared he will "stand by" War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
- Trump called Massie a "loser" in response to the impeachment effort.
- Massie's impeachment articles cite Hegseth's actions in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela without prior congressional authorization.
- Hegseth denies plans to step down and states the Pentagon is "not worried" about the impeachment effort.
- The impeachment effort might gain GOP support due to blame for midterm election losses attributed to the Iran war.