House sends Hegseth impeachment resolution to committee
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The Republican-led House voted 211-204 to send Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, which effectively blocks it. Hegseth called the effort a farce and a stunt.
The Republican-led House voted 211-204 to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, a move that effectively blocks it from progressing. The resolution was written by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky. It focused on Hegseth's handling of the war with Iran and other military hostilities in Yemen, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
The vote came on a Republican procedural motion to block the resolution. Had the motion failed, the House would have had to debate and vote on the articles of impeachment. Even some vocal Republican critics of Hegseth said they did not believe his actions rose to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors."
Massie, who has been a harsh critic of Hegseth and President Donald Trump, said Hegseth "has violated the norms of war." Hegseth rejected that characterization. At a news conference, he called the effort "a farce" and a "stunt" aimed at damaging Trump.
Trump criticized Democrats after the vote, writing on Truth Social that the attempt to impeach Hegseth had "miserably FAILED." He said every Republican except Massie voted in favor of Hegseth. Trump also praised Hegseth as "a Great American Patriot" and credited him with victories in Venezuela and Iran and strong military recruitment numbers.
