Pete Hegseth Is About to Get His Ass Kicked
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces increasing political pressure as House Democrats prepare for a potential impeachment inquiry. The move follows controversies regarding his management of the Defense Department and his role in military operations.
Why it matters
The potential impeachment of a high-ranking cabinet official signals deep partisan instability and ongoing conflict within the U.S. executive and legislative branches.
“Hegseth is now a passenger in whatever comes next,” says one source close to President Donald Trump. “And all the outcomes are potentially damaging.”
House Democratic aides tell Inner Loop that Democrats are likely to pursue an impeachment inquiry against Hegseth, and also work to narrow the charges against him to issues that Senate Republicans have also complained about, in an effort to attract their support.
Hegseth, who has championed the deeply unpopular and costly Iran war, has spent much of his controversial tenure upending various internal processes at the Defense Department, including firing generals and blocking promotions using criteria that disproportionately affected women and people of color. He has also become known for his notorious role in Signalgate and for military strikes against purported drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.
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