US Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘farce’ as he defends Iran war

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called an impeachment bill against him a “farce” on Tuesday, defending the ongoing war in Iran and the air strikes against drug traffickers as a “lawful operation”, as Congress voted to approve a procedural motion to refer the resolution to a committee, effectively preventing his ouster. Speaking at his first press conference in more than 180 days, Hegseth described Thomas Massie, a Republican lawmaker who introduced the impeachment bill against him on...

Source: South China Morning Post