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Jeffries declares a "hard yes" on impeaching Hegseth

BBC News pairs the Democratic leader's demand with Trump's defence of his Pentagon chief and an assessment of whether impeachment could advance.

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Top House Democrat 'a hard yes' on impeaching Pete Hegseth | BBC News

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0:21Jeffries backs the impeachment resolution and accuses Hegseth of abusing his power and undermining national security.
1:19Trump says he has confidence in Hegseth and claims victories in Venezuela and Iran.
1:54Enyart argues that the midterm results have shifted Republican sentiment against the defence secretary.
2:41Enyart considers whether Trump might retain Hegseth as a distraction or discard him.
3:29Enyart criticises Hegseth's qualifications and says his leadership has disrupted the Defence Department.

Hakeem Jeffries is backing an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, while Donald Trump says he still has confidence in his defence secretary. BBC News brings those opposing positions together in a report watched about 115,000 times within five hours of publication today.

"I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution," Jeffries says in footage from ABC's This Week. The House Democratic leader accuses Hegseth of abusing his power, undermining national security and engineering a reckless war in Iran.

The proposed resolution comes from outgoing Republican congressman Thomas Massie, who, according to the BBC, plans to introduce it as early as Monday. An impeachment vote in the House would not itself remove Hegseth: removal would require conviction in a Senate trial.

Trump offers a different assessment in an excerpt from CBS's 60 Minutes. Asked whether he has confidence in Hegseth, he answers, "I do." He also claims victories in Venezuela and Iran while defending the secretary's involvement.

The report then turns to retired general and former Democratic congressman William Enyart. He argues that the midterm results have shifted Republican sentiment against Hegseth, and considers whether Trump might retain him as a political distraction or decide to discard him. Enyart also criticises Hegseth's qualifications and says his tenure has disrupted the Defence Department.

The Pentagon rejects the criticism. In its response to the BBC, it says it has followed the law and that Hegseth will not be deterred by "phony investigations".

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