Auchincloss says Hegseth’s pattern of conduct warrants impeachment
U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District
“I think the pattern of conduct by the Secretary of Defense, starting with Signalgate, with munitions readiness, with the absolutely incompetent execution of this war that has brought in a nuclear power to the Middle East through the Mecca Pact, far from actually getting rid of a nuclear enrichment strategy, warrants impeachment. This Secretary of Defense is a clear and present threat to the American public.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Constituent newsletter from Rep. Auchincloss’s office that reproduces his September 6, 2026 exchange on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show.” The newsletter is the fullest available text of the exchange; the Fox video page carries no transcript.
Before the quotation
The newsletter section is headed “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth must be fired” and introduces the reproduced Fox News exchange.
After the quotation
The same newsletter says he would push for impeachment if Hegseth is not fired and Democrats win the House and Senate. That condition concerns the mechanism he would pursue, not his conclusion on the merits.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Pete Hegseth be impeached?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to whether the House should impeach Hegseth, Auchincloss says the pattern of conduct “warrants impeachment.” He uses the operative term directly rather than criticising the conduct alone.
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“Hegseth has shown he cannot be trusted with the power of this office and this position. Impeachment and aggressive oversight are necessary steps to stop further abuses.”Read statement
Win Without War
“Hegseth is making people less safe — and it’s time for him to go.”Read statement