Video from a statement by Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth calls the House impeachment resolution against him a political spectacle and says its articles describe policy disagreements, not high crimes or misdemeanors, at a Pentagon news conference on November 10, 2026.
Excerpts from 0:00 to 0:36 and 13:23 to 13:52 of the U.S. Department of War video, joined with a one-second gap. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. Department of War. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: 0:00 to 0:36 and 13:23 to 13:52, opening statement on the articles of impeachment)
At a Pentagon news conference the day after Massie read his articles of impeachment on the House floor, Hegseth called the effort a political spectacle driven by ego and resentment. He said none of the eight articles describe high crimes or misdemeanors, only partisan policy disagreements, and defended the Iran, Venezuela, Yemen and boat-strike operations they cite as lawful.
“It's a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment ... None of these are high crimes or misdemeanors ... They're partisan policy disagreements from people who want to politicize our military.”