House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he’s a “hard yes” on efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which is expected to be brought to a vote this week.
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week”, Jeffries was asked if he supports Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in his efforts to impeach Hegseth.
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries said. “The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe.”
“Pete Hegseth has got to go,” he added.
Jeffries’ support is a major endorsement of impeachment efforts against Hegseth and signals how other House Democrats could ultimately vote later in the week.
NBC News reported last week that President Donald Trump has told allies that he was considering replacing Hegseth.
Hegseth has forcefully pushed back on Massie’s impeachment plans, referring to Massie in a social media video last week as a “disgruntled, defeated congressman.”
“It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” Hegseth said in the video. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”
