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Massie predicts Hegseth will be gone by year's end

CNN's interview puts Trump's pledge of support against the Republican congressman's prediction, before examining whether impeachment has enough backing.

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Massie predicts Hegseth will be out before end of the year

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0:00Trump pledges to stand by Hegseth as Collins asks about Massie's impeachment effort.
1:42Massie argues that unauthorized military actions and illegal orders justify his impeachment articles.
2:59Massie predicts Hegseth will leave office before the end of the year.
10:02Bacon expresses concerns about Hegseth but also skepticism toward the impeachment articles.
12:17Hegseth dismisses the impeachment push as politically motivated and defends the administration's record.
14:48The panel weighs House floor strategy and legislative trade-offs facing Speaker Mike Johnson.

Donald Trump says he will stand by Pete Hegseth. Thomas Massie offers Kaitlan Collins a different reading of that assurance: "They stand by them until the day they don't."

The Kentucky Republican predicts that the defense secretary will leave office before the end of the year, hours after Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against him. CNN's interview and follow-up panel discussion drew roughly 554,000 views in its first four hours today.

Massie's prediction is not an announcement of a departure or an agreed timetable. In the interview on The Source, he argues that Hegseth should face impeachment over military actions Massie describes as unauthorized and orders he says were illegal. He also argues that acting before Democrats take control of the House in January would be comparatively "polite."

The broadcast includes the administration's response. Trump pledges his support, while Hegseth dismisses the effort as politically motivated. Speaking to reporters on a tarmac, the defense secretary says, "Their disagreements are with success."

The second part moves from Massie's confidence to the harder question of Republican support. Audie Cornish introduces lawmakers' reactions, including Don Bacon's combination of concerns about Hegseth and skepticism toward the impeachment articles themselves.

Tamara Keith, Chuck Rocha and Rob Bluey then examine the choices facing House Republicans in the lame-duck session. Bacon's response supplies an important distinction: criticism of Hegseth does not necessarily translate into a vote to impeach him.

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