US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Defends Trump Administration's Military Operations Amid Impeachment Threats

During his first Pentagon press conference in nearly six months, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a hard line on the impeachment motion brought by a fellow Republican. He sharply criticized the congressman behind the effort, calling it a mere "political stunt." He also defended the Trump administration's military operations in Iran and elsewhere. Pete Hegseth said that to date, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has been impeached for conducting lawful military operations. Pete Hegseth responded to the impeachment threat by citing America's 250-year history and military campaigns under presidents of both parties. He referred to the military campaigns of Reagan in Lebanon, Clinton in Kosovo, Obama in Iraq and Syria, and Biden in the same region. Hegseth said that we are not seeking an apology to the American people above all else. Hegseth called the impeachment effort "politically motivated, not a congressional oversight."