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Defiant Hegseth tells Democrats their impeachment push ‘won’t work’

Seong Hyeon Choi · South China Morning Post
Published 6 Nov 2026, 8:31 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said he will “not back down” against a “lame duck” Congress, and that the drives for his impeachment will “not work” in his first reaction after Democrats’ landslide victory in Tuesday’s election. In a video uploaded by the Pentagon on Thursday, Hegseth said that “a disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies,” have been submitting bills for his impeachment, resembling that of the similar attempt against US President Donald...

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