Hegseth argues against Massie's impeachment, claims all his military actions were legal
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[0:00] Well, good morning.
[0:02] I'll get right to it.
[0:04] What one disgruntled and defeated
[0:06] congressman is attempting
[0:08] is not oversight,
[0:10] and it's not accountability. It's a
[0:12] political spectacle,
[0:14] a personal manifesto driven by ego and
[0:17] resentment. Time for one man's final
[0:20] days in Congress to try to do damage to
[0:22] this president,
[0:24] this country, and most irresponsibly,
[0:27] the warriors who defend it.
[0:29] It's a farce,
[0:31] and it's a stunt,
[0:33] and everybody knows it.
[0:36] In the 250 years of our American
[0:38] Republic, no Secretary of War
[0:41] or Secretary of Defense has ever been
[0:43] impeached for carrying out lawful
[0:47] military operations.
[0:49] And in our case,
[0:51] successful ones at that,
[0:54] not once. War Powers Resolution or not,
[0:56] not under Reagan in Lebanon, not under
[0:59] Clinton in Kosovo, not under Obama in
[1:02] Iraq and Syria, not under Biden in Iraq
[1:06] and Syria.
[1:07] That's the standard. The history is
[1:09] clear and it's very straightforward.
[1:12] And one disgruntled congressman wants to
[1:14] shred it
[1:15] over
[1:16] policy disagreements.
[1:19] That's what it is, policy disagreements,
[1:21] not high crimes, not misdemeanors, not
[1:23] treason, not bribery, not the kinds of
[1:26] offenses the founders intended when they
[1:28] wrote the impeachment clause.
[1:31] The proper remedy for a policy
[1:32] disagreement,
[1:34] it's legislation.
[1:35] It's debate.
[1:37] It's the next presidential election.
[1:39] It's not handing the House and Senate
[1:41] floor to the Democrats
[1:43] so that they can run a show show trial
[1:45] against the president and the Secretary
[1:47] of War while Republicans still control
[1:49] Congress
[1:51] and should be delivering wins for the
[1:52] American people.
[1:55] You see