Hegseth Says He Will Hold Press Briefing to Address Incoming Impeachment Attempt
War Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Monday that he plans to hold a Pentagon press briefing tomorrow morning to respond to the expected impeachment resolution in the House, which could be voted on this week.
The Pentagon also confirmed the briefing, the first since May, will be held at 8 am on Tuesday. Hegseth told reporters to come “loaded for bear with your questions.”
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) threatened to introduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth last week if he does not resign. Several Republicans are reportedly expected to join in on the lame duck impeachment effort after the sweeping midterm losses in the House and Senate last Tuesday.
Hegseth previously responded to the impeachment attempts in a defiant video message on Thursday, touting his reform at the Pentagon and calling on Congress to pass an additional $350 billion in defense funding.
He called Massie a “disgruntled, defeated congressman,” and likened his “sham” impeachment attempt to past impeachments of President Trump during his first term. “It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” he said. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”
Massie told MS Now on Monday that a vote could come as early as Wednesday.
Hegseth was asked if he has enough Republican support to defeat the looming impeachment vote, and he responded, “We’re not worried about that.”
I’ll tell you this, actually. I hope all of you will join us. We’re going to do a press conference tomorrow morning at the Pentagon on that very topic,” he said.
“I’ll save my remarks there. I hope you’ll all come, loaded for bear with your questions.”