House Sends Massie’s Hegseth Impeachment Resolution to Committee
On November 10, the House voted 211-204 to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution seeking to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee. The move blocked the measure from proceeding to a House debate and vote on its impeachment articles. Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, had reintroduced the resolution with eight articles.
President Donald Trump celebrated the outcome on Truth Social, saying the effort had failed and criticizing Massie as the lone Republican who did not support Hegseth. Trump also praised the administration’s military recruitment figures and cited what he described as victories in Venezuela and Iran. He accused Democrats of using the government as a political weapon and said they should be stopped.
Vice President JD Vance also defended Hegseth, calling the question of whether the secretary had committed impeachable crimes absurd. Vance said impeachment had become a political performance rather than a substitute for policymaking.
Hegseth defended his conduct at a press conference, addressing matters including the conflict with Iran and strikes on vessels described as connected to narcoterrorism. He called Massie’s effort a political spectacle driven by personal resentment. The referral sends the resolution to the Judiciary Committee rather than to an immediate floor vote.
House Blocks Immediate Vote on Hegseth Impeachment
The House’s 211-204 vote on November 10 kept Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from reaching a floor debate and vote. The resolution, which Massie reintroduced with eight articles, was referred to the Judiciary Committee instead.
That outcome drew a victory lap from President Donald Trump, who praised Hegseth and attacked Massie, the only Republican he said had not supported the secretary. Trump also invoked military recruitment and claimed victories in Venezuela and Iran. His denunciation of Democrats as abusing government power framed the failed effort as partisan warfare, not a resolution of the allegations in Massie’s measure.
Vice President JD Vance dismissed the question of impeachable crimes as absurd and said impeachment had become political theater. Hegseth likewise called the effort a spectacle, while defending his actions on issues including Iran and strikes against vessels described as linked to narcoterrorism.
The House’s decision prevents an immediate public floor debate and vote on the articles. The resolution now goes to the Judiciary Committee; the supplied details do not describe any further action by the committee.
House Republicans Reject Massie’s Bid to Impeach Hegseth
The House rejected an immediate path to impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on November 10, referring Rep. Thomas Massie’s eight-article resolution to the Judiciary Committee by a 211-204 vote. The measure will not proceed to a floor debate and vote as a result of the referral.
President Donald Trump celebrated the outcome, praised Hegseth and sharply criticized Massie, whom he identified as the only Republican not backing the secretary. Trump pointed to military recruitment and what he called victories in Venezuela and Iran, while accusing Democrats of weaponizing government. His response cast the impeachment push as a partisan attack on a defense secretary he described as a patriot.
Vice President JD Vance said the prospect that Hegseth had committed impeachable crimes was absurd and criticized Congress for turning impeachment into a political show instead of focusing on policymaking. Hegseth also rejected Massie’s effort as a political spectacle and defended his conduct on Iran and strikes against vessels described as tied to narcoterrorism.
The House vote leaves the resolution with the Judiciary Committee rather than sending the articles to the full chamber. The immediate effort to force a floor vote has been stopped.
Reported by Raw Story, Breitbart.
