US House blocks impeachment bid against Defense Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Vote outcome and procedural motion
In a 211 to 204 vote, the chamber supported sending eight articles of impeachment to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee. This procedural move effectively killed the impeachment push sponsored by US Representative Thomas Massie from Kentucky. The sponsor warned that sending the articles to the committee would end the process entirely.
Absentee Democrats and party lines
Democrats voiced strong support for the impeachment effort but 11 members did not vote on the procedural measure. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California was among those who abstained from the final tally. If eight of them had voted differently, the procedural measure would have been defeated to allow a full House vote.
Trump response and historical context
President Donald Trump cheered the results in a social media post saying the effort has miserably failed. He added that Hegseth's performance on Iran and Venezuela led to the exoneration of a Great American Patriot. If confirmed, Hegseth would become the first US defense secretary facing impeachment since William Belknap served as secretary of war in 1876.
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