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Pete Hegseth vows to fight 'farce' impeachment push ahead of vote
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticised a bid to impeach him as a farce and a stunt.
President Donald Trump praised Mr Hegseth's efforts to fight the move.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has described an attempt to impeach him as the "personal manifesto" of a "disgruntled" congressman, as members of Congress prepare to vote on the move as soon as today.
Mr Hegseth was defiant during a press conference at the Pentagon and predicted the effort to oust him would fail, the same way past impeachments of President Donald Trump did not lead to his conviction.
"What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it's not accountability," he said.
US House begins vote on motion to advance impeachment of Pete Hegseth
Defence Secretary has been accused of spearheading war on Iran without required congressional approval.
A vote on whether to move forward with the impeachment of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has begun in the US House of Representatives, following a midterm election in which voters vented frustrations over the Iran war Hegseth has helped spearhead.
The procedural vote on Tuesday will decide whether to send the resolution, brought by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, back to committee, effectively blocking it, or proceed to a final vote on Wednesday.
Democratic representatives are expected to support the measure, setting up a test of whether Republican lawmakers will break with the Trump administration and distance themselves from the unpopular war after a rebuke at the polls.
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Republicans secure majority of votes to send articles introduced by Thomas Massie to committee, meaning it wonât face a full vote on chamber floor
House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, rejecting allegations that the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of the Iran war and other conflicts globally.
A motion to refer Thomas Massieâs eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth to committee passed in the House, 211-204.
The vote fell largely along party lines with 211 Republicans voting in favor of the resolution and 203 Democrats voting against it. Massie voted against the resolution alongside Democrats.
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