{
  "id": 19343885,
  "title": "Pentagon chief Hegseth calls moves to impeach him a farce that will fail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/pentagon-chief-hegseth-calls-moves-to-impeach-him-a-farce-that-will",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T13:33:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448272/pentagon-chief-hegseth-calls-moves-to-impeach-him-a-farce-that-will-fail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth dismissed impeachment efforts against him over alleged abuse of power in the Iran war as a farce destined to fail. Hegseth made the remarks at a news conference, following Representative Thomas Massie's introduction of eight articles of impeachment against him. Hegseth, at his first Pentagon news conference since May, reiterated that impeachment attempts against former President Donald Trump had already failed and predicted they would fail again. He characterized the impeachment efforts as \"not patriotism\" but \" sabotage.\" He expressed pride in his participation in the Iran war operations, stating he would repeat them \"tomorrow.\" Massie, in a post on X, announced that the House would vote on a procedural motion to dismiss the impeachment resolution. If successful, the committee would then proceed to a real debate and vote on the impeachment articles, Massie said.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce that would fail. Hegseth made the comment at a news conference a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him. In his first Pentagon news conference since May, Hegseth said attempts to impeach…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}