An impeachment resolution introduced by Massie, a Kentucky Republican, largely focuses on the war in Iran. It also includes references to Hegseth’s role in carrying out military actions in Yemen and Venezuela.
A vote in the House could come by mid-week.
Ahead of the resolution, Hegseth told reporters that “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolás Maduro, you’re taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic.”
He also announced that he would hold a press conference on Tuesday — his first in over 180 days — on the impeachment move.
Hegseth argued that starting the war with Iran was a “bold move” by Trump “and as the president points out so clearly -- you can’t let crazy Islamists have a nuclear bomb.”
“The choice was don’t act and wish it away or take a bold move, which the president did with Midnight Hammer, which we’ve done with Epic Fury,” Hegseth said, referring to the code names for the strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and the larger war.
