Khanna says he will force a vote on Massie's impeachment resolution
Ro KhannaU.S. representative for California's 17th Congressional District
Khanna called Hegseth unfit and said that when Congress returns, he and other members will force a vote to pass Massie's impeachment resolution and remove Hegseth.
“Hegseth is unfit. The day Congress is back, we will force a vote to pass @RepThomasMassie’s impeachment resolution and remove him.”
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Should Pete Hegseth be impeached?
Members of the House have advanced multiple impeachment proposals involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced H.Res. 935 in December 2025, Rep. Yassamin Ansari introduced H.Res. 1177 in April 2026, and Rep. Thomas Massie announced in September that he would offer a privileged resolution. The proposals allege distinct conduct involving military operations, oversight, and the handling of sensitive information; the proposals themselves do not establish those allegations. Hegseth disputed the characterization that anyone was “texting war plans,” while Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson called the April effort a charade and, after Massie read his articles on September 15, defended Hegseth’s record without addressing the specific allegations. The dispute is whether the House should impeach Hegseth on the basis of the congressional proposals and available evidence.
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Rep. Ro Khanna posted this on X on October 15, 2026, quoting a post reporting that Trump had said the Pentagon would not livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
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Massie's privileged impeachment resolution was left pending when the House left Washington in September for the election recess.
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Khanna's post quoted a report that Trump had said the Pentagon would not livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, a plan Hegseth had announced the week before.
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The question in this case is whether the House should impeach Hegseth. Khanna calls him unfit and commits to forcing a vote to pass Massie's impeachment resolution.
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