WATCH: Hegseth announces he will hold news conference on impeachment threat to defend his record
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would hold a news conference Tuesday to address a looming impeachment effort. He defended U.S. actions in Iran and Venezuela and said the Iran war was necessary, despite its unpopularity and Republican losses in the midterm elections.Key Facts
- Hegseth said he was eager to defend policy decisions he and President Donald Trump made in Iran and Venezuela.
- Hegseth said he would hold his first news conference in more than 180 days on Tuesday.
- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has advanced an impeachment resolution despite opposition from House Republican leaders.
- The article says many Republicans blame the Iran war for the party’s midterm election losses.
- Hegseth agreed with Trump’s statement that he would undertake the Iran war again.
- Hegseth said Iran was devastated but had continued striking U.S.-used military bases in the Middle East and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Hegseth said the war was necessary to confront Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
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