# Pete Hegseth’s future in question after US midterm setback

https://mins.news/en/video/132414

- France 24 English, 2026-11-06 13:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgGfWUeQuo

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future is uncertain following the November 3 midterm setback. In a video message on November 5, he vowed to fight congressional efforts to impeach him and defended the Iran war as “courageous and historic.”

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