The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to refer GOP Representative Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee by a 211-204 vote, effectively killing the measure for the remainder of the Republican-controlled 119th Congress. Massie was the only Republican to vote against tabling the measure, along with all House Democrats.
In a news conference earlier Tuesday, Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort as "political spectacle," framing Massie's resolution as an indictment against the troops.
The vote came after calls to impeach Hegseth grew as several Republicans attributed the GOP's sweeping midterm losses to the Iran war. Massie, who lost his primary earlier this year to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump, introduced the articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor Monday afternoon.
During his news conference, Hegseth said, "What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it's not accountability. It's a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment."
