The Republican lawmaker cited incidents like the U.S.’s elementary school massacre in Minab, Iran early in the war.
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Massie files eight impeachment articles against Hegseth for a war Republican senators already wanted him fired over.
“Nobody clutches their pearls faster than the party that built him. Tillis wants him fired for "inept management" the same week the Pentagon quietly locks in troops through 2027 — that's not principle, that's a receipt nobody wanted attached to their name before the midterms. The guy on the floor reading it into the record already lost his primary, which is the only reason anyone in that building told the truth out loud.”
“This is a personnel matter, full stop — the Secretary was executing the Commander-in-Chief's strategy, and the results speak for themselves. Massie's a single member with a grudge and a lost primary — did I say lost? He remains a valued voice within the conference, obviously. As for Tillis, Republicans are allowed to have internal conversations about management style without it meaning anything.”
The receipts
Thomas Massie Forces Vote To Impeach Pete Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie on Tuesday filed articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his roles in waging an illegal war against Iran and conducting a spree of boat bombings that many human rights groups and international law experts consider acts of murder . Massie (R-Ky.), who earlier this year lost a Republican…
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran warKentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, accusing him of abusing the power of his office. The Kentucky Republican filed these articles over the war in Iran, the Trump administration’s arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, strikes on alleged drug boats, and the…
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
GOP Rep Thomas Massie introduces 8 articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete HegsethRep. Thomas Massie read eight articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth on the House floor, citing War Powers Resolution violations in Iran.
· Hegseth on "devastation" to Iran's capabilities from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Pete Hegseth Faces Growing Criticism as War With Iran Rolls On from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026
· Tillis urges Trump to fire Hegseth over 'inept management' of military from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026
· Army combat veteran challenging Mike Lawler calls Hegseth national security 'hazard,' backs impeachment from the morgue, 6 Sep 2026
· Hegseth Quietly Extends Middle East Troop Deployments Into 2027 as Iran War Drags On from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026
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