# ‘I’m a hard yes’: Hakeem Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment

https://mins.news/en/item/134522

- ABC News, 2026-11-08 14:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/im-hard-hakeem-jeffries-announces-support-hegseth-impeachment/story?id=137952235

> Hakeem Jeffries, expected to become the next House speaker, said in an interview on “This Week” that he strongly supports impeaching Hegseth. The interview followed Democrats’ historic victories in Tuesday’s election.

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