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White House circles the wagons for Pete Hegseth as War secretary faced and dodged articles of impeachment

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Goodin, E. (2026, November 10). White House circles the wagons for Pete Hegseth as War secretary faced and dodged articles of impeachment. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/white-house-circles-the-wagons-for-pete-hegseth-as-war-secretary-faced-and-dodged-articles-of-impeachment/

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President Trump and his administration are defending War Secretary Pete Hegseth against articles of impeachment proposed by outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie. Hegseth held a press conference on Tuesday to defend himself from accusations involving military operations in Iran, Venezuela, Yemen, and alleged free speech violations. The House voted to send the articles to committee, effectively ending the matter before this session of Congress ends in early January. Vice President JD Vance argued that the impeachment attempts are politically motivated rather than substantive concerns about Hegseth’s policies.

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As of November 11, 2026, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remains in his position despite efforts by Democrats and some Republicans to impeach him over the Iran war. On this date, House Republicans blocked an impeachment vote against Hegseth by voting 211-204 to send it to a committee for further study. Republican Thomas Massie, who filed eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of waging unauthorized war and abusing power, was the sole Republican supporting the move.

Earlier in November, after Republicans suffered significant midterm election losses, President Donald Trump initially faced pressure from advisers questioning whether to retain Hegseth as Defense Secretary. However, Trump publicly stated that Hegseth is "doing a great job" and would remain in his position despite criticism over the Iran conflict. Democrats have used their new majority in Congress to propose investigations into the Pentagon chief's actions.

Hegseth defended his decisions during operations in Yemen and against alleged drug smugglers, asserting he stands behind every action taken while portraying impeachment efforts as an attack on US troops.

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President Trump and the White House posse are circling the wagons around embattled War Secretary Pete Hegseth as he faced the threat of impeachment.

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It can languish in committee and would die a legislative death when this session of Congress ends in early January.

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President Trump and the White House posse are circling the wagons around embattled War Secretary Pete Hegseth as he faced the threat of impeachment. asserted

he → circle → impeachment

Hegseth held a short but spirited press conference on Tuesday where he denounced outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie for bringing the articles against him, saying it “is not patriotism. asserted

it → hold → him

Trump gave his war chief an A for his efforts. asserted

Trump → give → efforts

“Pete Hegseth gets an ‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER!” the president posted on Truth Social. asserted

president → get → Social

Vice President JD Vance weighed in, noting the lawmakers also tried to impeach President Trump and failed. “Legislation is hard. asserted

Legislation → weigh → Trump

The irony is that legislators are most angry at Pete on the issues where he’s most correct: repositioning forces away from Europe/Ukraine and reorganizing the general officer corps. asserted

he → ’ → corps

This isn’t about Iran, this is about the fact that Pete took on the bureaucracy at the Pentagon,” Vance noted. asserted

Vance → take → Pentagon

It was a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives that impeached Trump twice — as the Senate voted to acquit him each time. asserted

Senate → control → him

The House voted on Tuesday night to send the articles of impeachment to committee, which effectively killed the matter. asserted

which → vote → matter

It can languish in committee and would die a legislative death when this session of Congress ends in early January. asserted

session → languish → January

Massie’s articles of impeachment contained three charges over the war in Iran, one related to the operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, one related to carrying out military attacks against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, one accusing him of ignoring laws aimed at minimizing civilian casualties, one for “extrajudicial killings” on alleged drug boats, and one for free speech violations against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). asserted

articles → contain → Kelly

Lawmakers have also been unhappy that Congress was not consulted — as outlined in the War Powers Act — before military action was taken in Venezuela and Iran. asserted

action → consult → Venezuela

Hegseth argued all the administration’s actions were lawful. asserted

actions → argue → ?

“As for the articles themselves — Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen — every one was a lawful operation ordered by the Commander-in-Chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress, and executed by American warriors who did their jobs,” he said at his Pentagon press conference. asserted

he → order → conference

Marco Rubio echoed Hegseth’s line of defense. asserted

Rubio → echo → defense

“Not only did Pete execute on a direct order from the Commander-in-Chief [who], in our Constitution, is empowered and trusted with the job of keeping Americans safe, but they did it quite effectively,” he said. asserted

he → execute → it

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