President Donald Trump celebrated the US House of Representatives’ decision to reject an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He called the outcome a major victory for his administration and sharply criticizing Rep. Thomas Massie, the only Republican who voted in favor of the measure.
He singled out Massie, calling the outgoing Kentucky congressman “a major LOSER. Trump also credited Hegseth with military successes in Venezuela and Iran, record recruitment numbers and renewed morale within the armed forces.
In a post on Truth Social shortly after Tuesday’s vote, Trump wrote that the impeachment attempt had “miserably FAILED” and praised nearly all House Republicans for standing behind Hegseth. Trump wrote, “Victories in Venezuela and Iran, the Best Recruitment Numbers in the History of the Military (Long waiting lists to get in!), and Spirit like rarely seen before, led to the EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot.”
The House vote halted, at least for now, an effort to remove Hegseth over his conduct in office and his handling of the Iran conflict.
