# Will Trump fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth?

https://mins.news/en/video/143751

- BBC News, 2026-11-14 16:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHEPpU3THg

> Pete Hegseth has survived an impeachment attempt, but his future is uncertain. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie accused him of waging an unauthorized war with Iran, while fellow Republicans blocked the move. At his first press conference in six months, Hegseth called the impeachment a “farce” and a “stunt”; Trump is standing by him for now.

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