US President Donald Trump has called on Congress to stand behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a Republican lawmaker introduced eight articles of impeachment against him, Al Jazeera reported.
The impeachment effort was launched by outgoing Republican Representative Thomas Massie, prompting a swift defense from the President.
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump criticized Massie as a complete failure for attempting to impeach what he described as one of the most popular and successful military officials in the country.
Trump claimed that under Hegseth's leadership, recruitment in the US military reached an all-time high, while highlighting strategic victories achieved in Venezuela and Iran.
Maintaining that the Defense Secretary deserves recognition rather than prosecution, Trump asserted that Pete Hegseth should be praised instead of being subjected to impeachment proceedings.
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