Tim Pool: Massie's case against Hegseth "is true," but unsure on impeachment
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Tim Pool said Massie's underlying case against Hegseth is factually correct, while declining to take a position on impeachment as the remedy.
“The war, which is incredibly unpopular among the American public, has contributed to rising costs in the United States. And this is true, and everything Massie said is true... I'm a fan of Massie... I don't think he's wrong about He[gseth]. I don't know about impeaching Hegseth. But it's not wrong.”
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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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Tim Pool video ("MASSIE FILES TO IMPEACH HEGSETH") on his Timcast News channel, discussing both Massie's impeachment push and Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour.
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Said in a September 16, 2026 video on his Timcast News channel discussing Massie's impeachment filing against Hegseth.
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Pool went on to discuss the political dynamics of Massie's relationship with GOP leadership.
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Pool affirms the factual predicate of Massie's case against Hegseth ("everything Massie said is true") while explicitly declining to take a position on impeachment as the remedy ("I don't know about impeaching Hegseth"), a conditional position that agrees with the substance but withholds judgment on the proposed action.
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