Summary
Vice President JD Vance condemned lawmakers’ push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Vance said the effort was not really about the Iran war and argued that Hegseth had committed no impeachable crimes.Key Facts
- Vance criticized the impeachment push against Hegseth on Tuesday.
- Vance posted his remarks on X.
- He said lawmakers were angry with Hegseth for challenging Pentagon bureaucracy, rather than because of the Iran war.
- Vance called the question of whether Hegseth had committed impeachable crimes absurd.
- Vance said Hegseth had not committed impeachable crimes.