House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, meaning it had to be considered by the full House.
House GOP leaders successfully blocked an impeachment vote against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, with the House voting 211-204 to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to committee, effectively killing it. President Donald Trump celebrated the failed impeachment, praising Hegseth. Massie’s resolution accused Hegseth of eight articles of impeachment, covering issues like the Iran war and U.S. strikes in the Caribbean.
- House GOP leaders prevented an impeachment vote against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
- A vote to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution to committee passed 211-204.
- President Donald Trump celebrated the failed impeachment effort, calling it an ‘EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot.’
- Massie’s resolution included eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
- Hegseth criticized the impeachment effort as a ‘political spectacle’ and a ‘personal manifesto.’
- All Democrats supported moving forward with impeachment, while all Republicans except Massie voted to kill the resolution.
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