Win Without War campaigns for Congress to impeach Hegseth

Advocacy organisation, speaking in its own institutional voice

Hegseth is making people less safe — and it’s time for him to go.
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Demand Congress Impeach Defense Secretary HegsethBody copy, fourth paragraph, and the petition letter text under “Add your name.”

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Demand Congress Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth (opens in a new tab)Body copy, fourth paragraph, and the petition letter text under “Add your name.”

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Campaign action page published by the advocacy organisation Win Without War in its own institutional voice, with a petition addressed to the 119th Congress. The page carries no publication date. Its references to the “no quarter” remark and to 46 senators seeking answers about a strike on a girls’ school in Iran place it in spring 2026; the date recorded here is the date of access, not a confirmed publication date.

Before the quotation

The page criticises Hegseth’s “no quarter, no mercy” remark and cites senators seeking answers about a strike on a girls’ school in Iran.

After the quotation

The petition addressed to the 119th Congress states that Hegseth “is unfit to serve.” The page carries no publication date; the date recorded is the date of access and the page appears to date from spring 2026.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

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, the organisation calls for his impeachment on a page titled “Demand Congress Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth,” whose petition asks Congress to take immediate steps to impeach him.

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Should Pete Hegseth be impeached?

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Free Speech For People

In supporting Trump’s constitutional violations and actively participating in, or even initiating, the actions noted above, Hegseth has failed to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. Further, Hegseth participated in multiple unauthorized, unsecured communications on Signal with individuals who are not government employees, jeopardizing national security and demonstrating a dangerous lack of judgment. He must be held accountable for his actions.
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MoveOn

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.
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Mark Kelly

I could probably cite 50 times the guy should have been fired.” … “Yeah, I agree that it makes sense to remove him from this position.
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