House Republicans Plan Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth Next Week After 2008-Level Midterm Losses
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Updated · CNN · Nov 4
House Republicans Plan Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth Next Week After 2008-Level Midterm Losses
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Nov 4
Summary
Rep. Thomas Massie plans to force an impeachment vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when Congress returns next week, and multiple GOP sources expect it to pass.
Republicans are pinning Tuesday’s midterm wipeout on Hegseth’s role in urging war with Iran, saying he promised a quick victory, pushed escalation and offered no exit strategy as the conflict became a political and economic drag.
JD Vance said Wednesday that “the reason we lost is the war,” underscoring a broader GOP pivot even as many strategists privately concede the party’s problems ran beyond the conflict.
Trump still publicly backs Hegseth, calling him “my best guy” and saying he is doing “a very good job,” while White House officials say the president has no current plan to fire him.
Democrats’ new Senate majority and expected investigations in January could intensify pressure on Hegseth, whom allies and critics alike increasingly see as the likeliest fall guy for the war and the GOP’s losses.