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Cruz sees Hegseth impeachment as a route to scrutinizing Trump

Rebel HQ's David Shuster examines the senator's prediction alongside Hegseth's defense of military operations ordered by the president.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 607,425 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (41,441).

Cruz To Hegseth: "It's Over!" As Bipartisan Impeachment INTENSIFIES

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0:16Cruz predicts Hegseth could resign or face impeachment by the House.
1:07Hegseth defends the military operations as lawful and ordered by the commander-in-chief.
3:45Shuster pairs Trump's praise for Hegseth with Rubio's defense of presidential authority.
4:43Cruz explains how a Senate trial could broaden scrutiny to Trump and the administration's foreign policy.
6:03Shuster examines the Senate votes needed for removal and Republican senators' political exposure in 2028.

Rebel HQ's David Shuster puts a Republican warning at the center of his impeachment report: Ted Cruz expects the House to move against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but says the scrutiny will reach beyond the Pentagon.

"The real target is President Trump. The real target is, more broadly, the administration and foreign policy..." Cruz says in footage from his Verdict podcast.

That distinction gives the segment its focus. Cruz is predicting what Congress will do, not announcing an impeachment result. He describes House impeachment as "extremely likely, if not certain," while Shuster examines the separate question of whether the Senate would have the votes to convict and remove Hegseth.

The report drew about 301,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond Rebel HQ's usual full first day for a regular video.

Shuster pairs Cruz's forecast with footage of Hegseth defending the military operations under scrutiny as lawful and ordered by the commander-in-chief. He also includes Trump's praise for his defense secretary and Marco Rubio's defense of presidential authority to protect the country.

Later, Cruz outlines how a Senate trial could put the administration's foreign policy under sustained examination. Shuster then turns to the political calculations facing Republican senators with elections ahead in 2028: the video moves from the prospect of a House vote to the much harder question of removal.

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The facts

Channel: Rebel HQ
Subscribers: 1,540,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 8,249,020
Channel views, pace per day: 1,194,802 (on a normal day: 889,870)
Video published: November 10, 2026
Video views so far: 301,379 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 607,425

The numbers

The report passed Rebel HQ's usual first-day audience within its opening eight hours. Its projected full-day total is an estimate, not a completed count.

the video's first day

usual first day here

41,441

this video

607,425

subscribers

1,540,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,476,601,512

views per day

1,194,802