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…
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Senator's third call to fire Hegseth arrives right after colleague's actual impeachment paperwork.
“Three weeks — that's the gap between Tillis saying Hegseth can't run the building and Tillis saying he needs to go. The complaint didn't change, it just got a bill number once Massie did the actual filing. That's the game: the senators talk, somebody with nothing left to lose in a primary does the paperwork, and then the ones who confirmed the guy line up behind it and call it a stand.”
“Look, Massie lost his own primary this year — he's a fringe voice, not a Republican consensus, so this isn't some coordinated pile-on. Tillis is retiring, he's not seeking reelection, so of course he's free to say things other members won't — that's not pressure, that's just a guy with nothing to lose. And decisive action overseas needed a strong hand running Defense, which is — hang on, that's the exact "inept management" Tillis has been complaining about since September 2. Forget I said that.”
The receipts
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday launched an effort to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, citing the Pentagon’s military actions against Iran. Massie, a frequent critic of President Trump, accused Hegseth of launching an illegal war that was not approved by Congress.
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
Tillis supports Hegseth impeachment resolution: 'He needs to go'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is renewing his call for President Trump to fire the Pentagon chief after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned. “He needs to go, whether it’s impeachment or the most expedient route — just the president to replace him — would be great,”
· Tillis urges Trump to fire Hegseth over 'inept management' of military from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026
· Tillis renews calls for Hegseth’s firing after Driscoll’s departure: ‘I have never witnessed more inept management’ from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026
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