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Hegseth seeks $350 billion while rejecting impeachment push

USA TODAY identifies Republican Thomas Massie's planned impeachment articles alongside the Pentagon chief's demand for more military funding.

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USA TODAY Story of November 6, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of USA TODAY's most watched videos since yesterday, with 67,483 views.

Hegseth responds to impeachment push: 'Didn't work against Pres. Trump and it wont work with me.'

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0:00Hegseth defends the administration's military agenda and removal of DEI policies.
2:37He argues for deterring Iran and increasing military funding through a reconciliation bill.
4:15Hegseth rejects impeachment efforts, comparing them with those against Trump.
5:43Trump praises Hegseth when reporters ask about possible staffing changes.
6:16Trump discusses military operations involving Venezuela and Iran, contrasting them with earlier American wars.

Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for more military funding while promising to resist an effort to remove him. In the address carried by USA TODAY, the Pentagon chief calls for a reconciliation bill of at least $350 billion and defends the decision to attack Iran.

The report adds a concrete congressional deadline to the debate over his future: USA TODAY says Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, plans to bring impeachment articles when lawmakers return on November 9. That puts a Republican lawmaker behind an effort Hegseth's address portrays as an attack by Democratic opponents.

Standing outside a building marked "DEPARTMENT OF WAR," Hegseth invokes the president's experience with impeachment: "Didn't work against President Trump and it won't work with me."

The video then switches to the Oval Office, where Trump rejects suggestions of staffing changes by praising Hegseth: "Pete Hegseth has done a fantastic job." He also discusses military operations involving Iran and Venezuela.

USA TODAY places an on-screen banner over the footage stating that it has not verified the statements. Its upload presents Hegseth's funding appeal and Trump's endorsement together, rather than an announcement that the secretary is leaving office.

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