Republicans turn against Pete Hegseth after significant midterms losses
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on July 21. - Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump may have made the decision to launch the war that tanked voters’ support for the GOP and dealt them a midterm shellacking. But the historic losses are accelerating a push for someone else to take the fall: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. And the House could vote as soon as next week to impeach the Pentagon’s top leader. Many Republican lawmakers and allies alarmed by Tuesday’s wipeout are moving swiftly to pin blame…
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