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Hegseth says policy disputes belong in legislation, not impeachment

FOX 13 Seattle's Pentagon coverage captures his response to Republican Thomas Massie's impeachment effort over the Iran war.

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives press briefing amid possible impeachment | FOX 13 Seattle

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0:17Hegseth argues that policy disagreements should be addressed through legislation rather than impeachment.
1:50He says the resolution harms national security and signals weakness to adversaries.
3:13He defends the administration's record by citing operations against Houthi forces and Iranian nuclear sites.
7:30Hegseth points to NATO members' commitments to increase defense spending.
8:10Studio anchors resume coverage and outline Massie's impeachment resolution.

Pete Hegseth's answer to the impeachment effort against him begins with a distinction: Congress can disagree with military policy without seeking to remove the defense secretary.

"The proper remedy for a policy disagreement, it's legislation," he says at the Pentagon podium in FOX 13 Seattle's coverage. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie had launched the impeachment effort the day before, over Hegseth's handling of the war in Iran.

Hegseth argues that past presidents conducted military operations under standards now being challenged by Massie. He portrays the resolution as an effort to target President Trump and his administration, and says it signals weakness to adversaries. Those are his arguments against impeachment, rather than a point-by-point response to the articles.

The broadcast drew about 43,000 views in 14 hours, far beyond the station's usual first-day audience for a regular video. The station describes Tuesday's appearance as Hegseth's first Pentagon news conference in six months.

Much of the excerpt becomes a defense of the administration's military record. Hegseth cites operations against Houthi forces and Iranian nuclear sites, then describes strikes on Iranian military assets and operations around the Strait of Hormuz. He also points to NATO defense-spending commitments.

FOX 13 returns to its studio anchors at roughly eight minutes, shifting from Hegseth's case for the administration to a summary of Massie's resolution.

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