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Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment effort as 'political spectacle'

Hegseth framed the effort as being directed at U.S. service members.

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Trump’s defense secretary calls impeachment effort from congressman Thomas Massie ‘a personal manifesto driven by ego’ as he faces scrutiny for prolonged Iran war Sign up for the US Breaking News email During his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally. “As for the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, everyo…

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Pete Hegseth dismisses Republican’s impeachment effort against him as ‘a political spectacle’ – US politics live

Trump’s defense secretary calls impeachment effort from congressman Thomas Massie ‘a personal manifesto driven by ego’ as he faces scrutiny for prolonged Iran war Sign up for the US Breaking News email During his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally. “As for the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, everyo…

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