Massie urges Hegseth to resign; Trump says he's staying

FOX 5 New York's election report connects a New York House flip with Republican recriminations over the Iran war.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 250,511 views a day, 122 times a normal first day on this channel (2,048).

Midterm election fallout: Democrats flip Congress, Hegseth resignation calls grow

Cait Conley's defeat of Mike Lawler in New York's 17th District is one local piece of a much larger shift in Washington. In FOX 5 New York's report, Robert Moses follows the Democratic House takeover into an argument among Republicans about the Iran war and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's future.

Representative Thomas Massie wants Hegseth to resign or face an impeachment resolution, Moses reports. President Donald Trump, however, says he has no plans to replace his defense secretary. Asked about Hegseth, Trump replies: "No, I think he's doing a very good job. I think he's doing a very good job."

Hegseth also appears in the report, dismissing the impeachment effort as an exercise in political destruction. The segment places that response alongside Republican leaders' assessments of the war's electoral cost, rather than presenting a departure as decided.

The report drew nearly 200,000 views in its first 15 hours, far beyond the station's usual start for a Short. Its election picture is still partly unsettled: while Moses reports a clear Democratic House majority, he also reviews tight Senate contests in Mississippi and Alaska. The distinction matters in a segment whose title announces that Democrats have flipped Congress.

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The numbers

The election report's early views and comments were both far above FOX 5 New York's usual first day for Shorts.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,048

this video

250,511

subscribers

1,010,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

749,039,146

views per day

638,166

typical day: 597,617

the video

views

196,217

likes

590

comments

426

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

CBS New York

1,200,000

CBS LA

1,170,000

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

1,090,000

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

1,020,000

FOX 5 New York

1,010,000

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

846,000

As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.