Republican congressman calls to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth

GOP Representative has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026United States Republican Representative Thomas Massie, an outspoken critic of the Trump administration’s war on Iran, has sought to force a long-shot vote in the US Congress on the impeachment of Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.Massie read articles of impeachment against Hegseth in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, accusing the Pentagon chief of waging war without congressional approval, carrying out extrajudicial killings, and paying little mind to civilian casualties in military operations.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How Thomas Massie came to represent Republican dissent in age of Trumplist 2 of 3‘Unpatriotic’: Trump decries Republicans who voted to constrain Iran warlist 3 of 3Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump criticend of list“Secretary Hegseth abused the powers entrusted to him as secretary of defence by subordinating the constitutional limits on the use of military force and the laws governing the conduct of hostilities to his own policy objectives,” Massie said, adding that He...