Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie has filed a motion to impeach U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the House, paving the way for a vote on the matter that could be held as early as Wednesday. According to Massie, Hegseth abused his office's powers, particularly regarding the conflict with Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has meanwhile expressed his support. Hegseth, he said just as the Republican introduced the motion, "has done an excellent job. I work with him, so perhaps I'm seeing a side of him that the media doesn't see, and that perhaps even other members of Congress don't," he added, speaking to reporters in Paris, where he was attending the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.
Asked about his Republican colleague Rubio's initiative, he said he found it "unfair."
"I've worked with him daily on many of these issues," he added. "I've seen the work he does and the professionalism he displays," the Secretary of State said.
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