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Defiant Hegseth calls impeachment effort a stunt | CNN Politics World News

Defiant Hegseth calls impeachment effort a stunt | CNN Politics

In a press conference Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment push against him “a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.” Hegseth insisted that he had been carrying out “lawful military operations” that were “successful,” and that no previous defense secretaries had ever been impeached for doing so.

Hegseth and aides reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | CNN Politics World News

Hegseth and aides reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | CNN Politics

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, his wife, and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most sacred war memorials in the US, marking the final resting place of an unknown soldier who was killed in World War I. CNN has asked the Pentagon for comment.

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