Hegseth rejects impeachment threats

Politics · First reported 5 Nov, 21:31 · Updated 21:34

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would not back down and predicted impeachment efforts would fail, responding to threats after Democrats’ election victory.

Hegseth said he would not back down against Congress and that impeachment efforts would not succeed.
He responded after Democrats’ victory in Tuesday’s election; the report describes it as a landslide.
A video posted Thursday afternoon on X showed Hegseth responding to impeachment threats.

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Key facts

Official: Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defence
Response: Hegseth said he would not back down and that impeachment efforts would not work.
Timing and platform: The Hill says the video was posted Thursday afternoon on X.