# Live: Pentagon chief Hegseth calls impeachment move a ‘farce’

https://mins.news/en/item/137309

- France 24, 2026-11-10 13:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261110-live-pentagon-chief-pete-hegseth-calls-move-to-impeach-him-a-farce

> US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that efforts to impeach him over alleged abuse of power in the Iran war were a farce and would fail. He called the move a “political spectacle” by an outgoing congressional opponent of President Donald Trump.

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