Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rejected the claim that the American military targets civilians at a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday, calling it a lie and a slander against the troops who flew, sailed and fought on the missions.
“No failure here, just impeachment for success. As to the claim that the American military targets civilians, well, that is a lie, and that is a slander against every professional who flew, sailed, and fought on these missions. The only people who target civilians are the terrorists that we hunt, and I will dignify this claim no further. None of these are high crimes or misdemeanors. They’re partisan policy disagreements from people who want to politicize our military. We will not apologize for putting American lives first.”
Rep. Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is a hard yes on the resolution.
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