El-Sayed tells Hegseth to resign after impeachment effort fails: 'Make it easy for everybody'
Abdul El-Sayed told Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directly to resign on CNN, calling him "really bad" at his job and saying he has mishandled the war in Iran.
TL;DR
- Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed urged Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to resign, calling him incompetent and a failure in his responsibilities.
- El-Sayed linked Hegseth's actions to high gas and grocery prices, attributing them to the war in Iran.
- House Republicans voted to refer an impeachment resolution against Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee, preventing a full vote.
- President Donald Trump praised Hegseth's record and criticized Rep. Thomas Massie for the impeachment effort.
- Hegseth defended his actions and military operations as lawful, dismissing the impeachment attempt as a political spectacle.
- An attorney suggested that continued impeachment efforts against Hegseth could inadvertently strengthen him.