“We’re in there for seven months. They’re in there for 21 years. What about impeaching those people?” President Trump, at the White House on Monday, turned the impeachment question back on the leaders of past wars, asking what about impeaching the leaders of “these stupid wars that were done when nothing was gained.” He contrasted the seven months of the Iran operation with 21 years in Vietnam, where he said 65,000 were lost.
Trump added that in Iran, “they won’t have a nuclear weapon. That’s a big thing.” The remarks came the same day Rep. Thomas Massie filed a resolution in the House to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The question came as the White House faced the first impeachment drive of Trump’s second term, aimed not at the president but at his defense secretary. Rep. Thomas Massie filed eight articles against Pete Hegseth on Monday over the conduct of the Iran war, and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said he fully supports the resolution. The move forces a House vote this week.
Source: The White House
