# Who is Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon chief facing an impeachment bid?

https://mins.news/en/item/137671

- France 24, 2026-11-10 16:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261110-who-exactly-is-pete-hegseth-the-pentagon-chief-facing-an-impeachment-bid

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called the effort to impeach him “a political spectacle” on Tuesday. Republican Thomas Massie had launched the bid a day earlier over Hegseth’s handling of the unpopular war in Iran and other actions. A former Fox News host and military veteran, Hegseth is now among the Trump administration’s most prominent figures.

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