Trump Slams Massie As “Loser” After Impeachment Push Against Hegseth

Trump defended Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth hours after Rep. Thomas Massie moved to force an impeachment vote over the Iran war

PGurus Newsdesk

November 10, 2026

Hegseth will hold his first press conference in over 180 days on Tuesday and says the war was necessary

Massie’s resolution rests largely on the Iran war and also cites military action in Yemen and Venezuela

President Donald Trump has stood firmly behind Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the Pentagon chief has done a “good job” and credited him with winning two wars, in Venezuela and Iran.

Speaking at a White House press briefing, hours after a member of his own party launched an effort to impeach Hegseth, Trump said he would stand by him. “He won two wars. He was in charge,” he said.

Trump then turned on the author of the resolution, Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, calling him “a loser” who should not be taking up Congress’s time.

Massie has moved to force a House vote on impeaching Hegseth, largely over the war in Iran. The resolution also cites Hegseth’s role in military actions in Yemen and Venezuela. A vote could come by mid-week. Massie filed it on the first day the House sat after the midterms.

Hegseth has said he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, his first in more than 180 days, to address the threat. He has maintained that the war was necessary, even if unpopular.

The timing is tight. Lawmakers have returned to Washington for only six weeks, a lame-duck sprint to complete the Republican agenda before the party’s majorities end with the change of power on January 3, 2027.

Trump also told reporters that the Iran war is “militarily effectively over,” and that the situation is simply being held at the status quo. Iran, he said, has been “decapitated,” though he wants a long-term solution that ensures its nuclear programme is neutralised.

The remarks were the president’s most definitive yet on stepping away from his threat to resume strikes on Iran after the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections.

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