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House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to block Republican-backed impeachment efforts against War Secretary Pete Hegseth during Capitol Hill remarks on Tuesday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson tore into outgoing Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie for his push to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
While speaking to reporters Tuesday at the Capitol, Johnson slammed some disgruntled Republicans for attempting to join Democrats in a “baseless” push to remove Hegseth.
“Thomas Massie is a disgruntled congressman and the impeachment effort is a political gambit for attention,” Johnson said.