- United States
- Ohio
- Letter
Impeach Pete Hegseth. Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment on Monday, and the House must take up the measure within two legislative days. This vote cannot wait.
Hegseth stood at a Pentagon podium and dismissed congressional oversight as "political spectacle" and a "personal manifesto." That is not how a Defense Secretary speaks about a co-equal branch of government. The Iran war has already cost Republicans their House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterms. Calling that accountability a "show trial" does not make it one.
The impeachment clause exists precisely for moments like this. Hegseth's own framing, that these were lawful orders from the president, is not a defense. Congress has both the authority and the obligation to examine whether those orders crossed constitutional lines. Vote to advance these articles and let the process work as the founders intended.