# Hegseth defends his record as Pentagon chief and calls impeachment push a “sham”

https://mins.news/en/item/131816

- CBC News, 2026-11-06 03:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hegseth-video-vows-fight-impeachment-9.7411639?cmp=rss

> U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed in a Thursday video message to fight congressional efforts to impeach him. He defended the Iran war as “courageous and historic,” after voters punished Republicans over the conflict in this week’s midterm elections.

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