Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘farce’ as he defends Iran war
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 9.
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called an impeachment bill against him a “farce” on Tuesday, defending the ongoing war in Iran and the air strikes against drug traffickers as “lawful operation”. Speaking at his first press conference in more than 180 days, Hegseth described Thomas Massie, a Republican lawmaker who introduced the impeachment bill against him on Monday, as “one disgruntled and defeated congressman” who is attempting to “damage” US President Donald Trump due to a “personal...
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same impeachment push against Hegseth over the Iran war as Report 1, and its framing (Trump defending Hegseth) does not conflict with Report 1's account of Hegseth's own remarks.
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