1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

To Representative Biggs, Senator Kelly, and Senator Gallego: I am writing as an Arizona constituent to demand that you immediately support the articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. His tenure at the Pentagon is an absolute embarrassment that is costing innocent lives, burning through taxpayer money, and making the United States look pathetic on the world stage. Under Hegseth’s direction, our military killed over 165 children in an Iranian elementary school strike—a location easily verifiable on basic maps. Slashing intelligence budgets and ignoring basic target verification isn't "lethality," it is pure negligence and a war crime. Add in the unauthorized, extrajudicial strikes on civilian boats in international waters and his complete disregard for the War Powers Resolution, and you have a Defense Secretary who acts completely outside the law while projecting total weakness. Beyond the gross moral failures, the sheer operational incompetence and waste are staggering. Under his watch, we’ve lost critical military assets—including a KC-135 refueling tanker—while he dismisses lost military personnel and hardware with line excuses like "bad things happen." He is burning through billions in taxpayer dollars on overpriced, locked-down defense contractor garbage that can't keep up with basic missile saturation, all while underpaying real technicians and throwing billions to defense CEOs. Hegseth’s smug press conference demeanor and bad-actor posturing don't make America look strong; they make us look like an easy target. Weak, performative leadership under Trump has made our military a laughingstock to foreign adversaries. Hegseth belongs in prison, not running the Pentagon. I urge you to back the impeachment vote immediately, end this illegal war posture, and hold this administration accountable before his incompetence gets more service members and civilians killed. A Furious Arizona Constituent