The House blocked an effort to impeach Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, voting to send the resolution to committee rather than hold a vote on the charges. Lawmakers voted 211 to 204 to refer the measure to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively shelving the impeachment bid. Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, who introduced the resolution, was the only Republican to oppose that move, joining Democrats in an unsuccessful effort to keep his push alive.
Massie’s eight articles of impeachment accuse Hegseth of waging war in Iran without congressional authorization, ignoring laws intended to minimize civilian casualties and illegally directing the seizure of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Donald Trump celebrated the vote on his Truth Social feed Monday night, calling it an ‘exoneration’ of Hegseth. ‘The Democrats’ attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED! Every single Republican, except Thomas Massie, a major LOSER, voted in favor of Pete,’ he wrote. ‘Again, 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 Democrats continue to weaponize and abuse the United States of America. They must be stopped!’
