Pete Hegseth: Republikaner wenden sich gegen Verteidigungsminister – droht ein Impeachment?
Vor zwanzig Jahren trennte sich George W. Bush nach katastrophalen Midterms von seinem Verteidigungsminister. Trump hält bislang weiter zu Hegseth, doch der Druck auf ihn steigt.
Düsseldorf – In the wake of the mid-term elections in 2006, former US President George W. Bush announced the resignation of his Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, following significant losses by the Republican Party due to public dissatisfaction with the Iraq War. Twenty years later, another Republican President finds himself in a similar predicament as the war against Iran saps party strength in the Midterms.
Once again, the Defense Secretary is at the heart of the issue. Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth is a staunch advocate of the war and the most recognizable figure besides US President Donald Trump. The war and rising fuel prices significantly impacted the Republicans during the election campaign. The President, for now, maintains his confidence in the minister.
Trump explicitly denied the possibility of replacing Hegseth with another person when speaking to reporters yesterday afternoon. The minister is doing a good job, and the White House emphasized that Trump fully trusts Hegseth. However, Trump expressed similar sentiments about Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, before dismissing them this year.
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