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Hegseth calls Republican’s bid to impeach him a ‘stunt’ by critics of Trump

Global Published 10 November 2026, 18:32 · archived 10 Nov 2026

Thomas Massie has accused US defense secretary of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powersPete Hegseth has dismissed a bid to impeach him as a “political spectacle”, accusing the Republican lawmaker who moved to force a vote of trying to stage a “show trial”.At a press conference on Tuesday, the US defense secretary – accused of illegally waging war without congressional authorization, and abusing his powers – claimed he was simply being pursued by political opponents of Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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