Senator-elect El-Sayed urges Hegseth to resign over war costs
US Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign after a House vote failed to impeach him on Tuesday.
El-Sayed criticizes defense secretary directly
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to quit his job during an interview with CNN. He told the official he is really bad at this and failing his responsibility regarding the war. El-Sayed stated that Hegseth has mishandled the conflict and urged him to make it easy for everybody by resigning. The senator-elect argued that getting taken out would be the end result if Hegseth does not step down now.
House vote outcome and election context
The House of Representatives voted 211 to 204 to send a resolution to impeach Hegseth to committee. This action effectively killed the bid for impeachment against the defense secretary earlier this week. Democrats took control of the House and Senate on Nov 3 during the midterm elections, and the vote happened one week later. El-Sayed questioned why 11 Democrats did not show up for the vote and insisted they should do their job.
Hegseth dismisses impeachment efforts as farce
At a Pentagon press event earlier on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected attempts to remove him from office. He called the proceedings a farce and a stunt that everybody knows about during his statement. Hegseth insisted these are not high crimes and described the situation as the job well done. Meanwhile El-Sayed linked the ongoing war to rising costs for Americans including fuel prices of $80 per fill.
2 outlets, different leads
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Anadolu Agency
US Senator-elect El-Sayed urges Hegseth to resign
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The Hill
El-Sayed on call for Hegseth resignation: 'You're not good at this'
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2 independent outlets. Headlines as published. Links open the original report.