Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hit back Tuesday at a privileged House resolution with eight articles of impeachment against him. He called the effort from Rep. Thomas Massie a political “stunt” and stood by U.S. military operations in Iran, Venezuela, and Yemen as lawful.

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“What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, it’s not accountability. It’s a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment,” Hegseth said in a Tuesday morning conference. “Time for one man’s final days in Congress to try to do damage to this president, this country and most irresponsibly, the warriors who defend it.”

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“We destroyed terror regimes’ capabilities. We sank the boats carrying poison into our communities. We put a narco dictator in handcuffs. These are not high crimes. This is the job, and it’s the job well done.”

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“No secretary of war or secretary of defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations and, in our case, successful ones at that,” Hegseth said. “Not once – war powers resolution or not.”

Massie, a Kentucky Republican, accuses Hegseth of violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution. He says Hegseth carried out hostilities in Iran for more than 90 days without congressional authorization. Other articles allege that Hegseth ordered extrajudicial killings in strikes on suspected drug boats, seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without legal authority, launched operations in Yemen without authorization, and retaliated against Sen. Mark Kelly. None of these allegations has been adjudicated. Because the resolution is privileged, the House must take it up within two legislative days, though Republican leaders could move to table it.

Hegseth argued that past administrations conducted military operations without impeachments, citing Reagan in Lebanon, Clinton in Kosovo, and Obama and Biden in Iraq and Syria. He said the right remedy for a policy disagreement is legislation, debate, or the next election, not “a show trial.” Asked about Vice President JD Vance blaming Republican midterm losses on the Iran war, Hegseth said the war was fought “for the right reasons to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.” Speaking from the G7 summit in Paris, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the president’s authority as commander in chief to address imminent threats. President Donald Trump gave Hegseth an “A PLUS, PLUS, PLUS” on Truth Social and said his war secretary “should be praised, not impeached.”

Let’s pray for Secretary Hegseth, that God would give him wisdom, humility, and steadiness while he leads our armed forces under intense pressure. Let’s pray that members of the House would weigh these charges by the Constitution and the facts, not by political grudges or partisan advantage, and that the truth would be made plain. Let’s pray for our service members and their families, that they would be protected and honored. And let’s pray that the ceasefire with Iran would hold and that the Lord would grant lasting peace, with Iran never gaining a nuclear weapon.

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)