Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Faces Impeachment Over Unauthorized Wars

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held his first Pentagon press briefing in six months on Tuesday, an event marked by security personnel threatening to physically remove reporters who failed to maintain decorum. Hegseth ignored questions from established news organizations, opting instead to take questions from pro-Trump outlets. The briefing occurred as the House of Representatives prepared to consider a resolution to impeach Hegseth.

Filed by Representative Thomas Massie, the impeachment articles accuse Hegseth of waging unauthorized wars in Iran and Yemen, authorizing extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and kidnapping a foreign leader in Venezuela. The charges further allege that Hegseth weaponized the Department of Defense to intimidate Senator Mark Kelly. Hegseth dismissed the proceedings as a "political spectacle" and a "personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment."

President Donald Trump expressed strong support for Hegseth following the briefing. Meanwhile, Senator Mark Kelly has called for the Defense Secretary's impeachment, stating that the military needs better leadership rather than more testosterone.