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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran.

The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices. But after President Donald Trump signaled strong support for Hegseth, GOP lawmakers largely stood by the secretary Tuesday. They rejected the impeachment effort led by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and backed by Democrats.

The vote may only delay an impeachment push against Hegseth, with Democrats set to take control of the House and Senate in January.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the next speaker when Democrats take charge in January, stood firmly behind the push, saying Hegseth has “abused his power” and “undermined America’s national security.”

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer endorsed Hegseth’s impeachment as well.

Hegseth rebuked the effort Tuesday in his first news conference in months, portraying Massie as a rogue lawmaker and arguing he had committed none of the high crimes required in the Constitution for his removal. He framed the effort as an indictment against the nation’s service members and their successes and said it was undermining American forces “in real time.”

“This is not patriotism,” Hegseth said. “This is sabotage.”

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[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 40 points 13 hours ago

Don't care. Get their treachery on the record. They're just racking up more reasons why they don't deserve power.

[-] Hazmatastic@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago

For real. This was one last chance to not be on the wrong side of history, at least not completely. And they made their choice

[-] Major_Tsiom@fedia.io 9 points 13 hours ago

Their plan is to never relinquish power. Then they can write history. The donors will surely open their wallets wide to bribe enough of the new coming congress to betray their constituents.

[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Exactly, I feel like in the past people really haven't followed this much. These days I absolutely feel like they are catching on and seeing these decisions finally and holding them more accountable... finally! Time will tell I guess.

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