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US Defense Secretary dismisses impeachment bid as 'farce'

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has dismissed an impeachment bill filed against him by Republican Thomas Massie as a "farce." Hegseth defended recent military operations in Iran and against drug traffickers as lawful. He characterized Massie's actions as a personal vendetta driven by ego and policy disagreements, predicting the impeachment effort would fail, similar to past impeachments of Donald Trump. AI

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US Defense Secretary dismisses impeachment bid as 'farce'

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Seong Hyeon Choi ·

    Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘farce’ as he defends Iran war

    US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called an impeachment bill against him a “farce” on Tuesday, defending the ongoing war in Iran and the air strikes against drug traffickers as “lawful operation”. Speaking at his first press conference in more than 180 days, Hegseth described …

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