What to know as House prepares for impeachment vote against Hegseth
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[0:00] There's the matter of impeachment for
[0:02] Defense Secretary Pete Hegsth. Whatever
[0:04] else it may accomplish, it did provoke
[0:06] Hegathth to do something he hadn't done
[0:08] in six months. He held a press
[0:11] conference, different kind of press
[0:12] conference, of course. His family was in
[0:14] the front row. Conservative media
[0:16] outlets were the only ones called upon
[0:18] and they provided predictably gentle
[0:20] questions. But hey, that's how the
[0:22] warrior secretary roles. Hex says
[0:25] impeachment was not the vehicle for
[0:27] Congress to express its displeasure over
[0:30] the Iran war.
[0:32] >> That's what it is. Policy disagreements.
[0:35] Not high crimes, not misdemeanors, not
[0:37] treason, not bribery, not the kinds of
[0:40] offenses the founders intended when they
[0:42] wrote the impeachment clause. The proper
[0:45] remedy for a policy disagreement. It's
[0:48] legislation. It's debate. It's the next
[0:51] presidential election. It's not handing.
[0:54] >> President Trump on social media gave
[0:55] Hexath an A+ plus plus. Isn't that
[0:59] special? Yesterday, Trump's said Hexath
[1:02] had won the war with Iran. A surprising
[1:04] declaration considering it's still going
[1:06] on the war. I mean, Vice President Vance
[1:10] also today came to Hex's defense, though
[1:13] from an entirely different angle. Quote,
[1:15] "The irony is that legislators are
[1:17] mostly angry at Pete on the issues where
[1:19] he's most correct. Repositioning forces
[1:22] away from Europe, Ukraine, and
[1:24] reorganizing the General Officer Corps.
[1:27] Nothing about Iran. Odd. And by
[1:30] reorganizing, I guess the vice president
[1:32] means summarily firing. Now, we expect a
[1:35] House vote this hour