# “Stand Up for Pete”: Trump backs Hegseth amid impeachment push

https://mins.news/en/video/137054

- ABC News, 2026-11-10 10:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGItUIqX62U

> James Longman reports that Trump urged Congress to praise Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rather than impeach him. On Congress’s first day back after the midterms, Republicans pursued impeachment. The program also previews a growing scandal involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and someone alleged to be a spy, a warning about hackers targeting food supplies, and a cruise-ship murder arrest.

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