Others moved on. In recent days, MPs Don Bacon and James Comer have expressed considerable doubts about Hegseth and the war respectively. Bacon demanded to the station CNN Even the minister’s resignation, Comer said that the Republicans had “no idea what strategy is being pursued in the Iran conflict.”
What do Hegseth and Trump say about this?
Trump verteidigte seinen Verteidigungsminister: “Was hat Hegseth getan? Er hat den Krieg gewonnen.” Sein Umfeld drängte die Republikaner zudem dazu, sich gegen die Abstimmung auszusprechen. To this end, argumentative aids were spread according to which Hegseth’s role in the Iran war was not a reason for impeachment proceedings.
What are the chances that the application will be accepted?
Noch verfügen die Republikaner über eine knappe Mehrheit im Repräsentantenhaus. Together with an independent representative who has joined their group, they have 219 seats, the Democrats have 214. Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic minority leader, has already stated that he would support the impeachment of Hegseth with a “clear yes”. Stimmen alle Demokraten dafür, bräuchte es insgesamt drei Republikaner, darunter Massie.
Longtime Democratic MP Chellie Pingree told “Spiegel” that there were several Republicans in the House of Representatives who were ready for a trial. “Ich glaube nicht, dass ihnen gefällt, wie der Iran-Krieg läuft.”
Stimmt eine einfache Mehrheit für den Antrag, beginnt der Impeachment-Prozess im Senat. Dort bräuchte es eine Zweidrittelmehrheit, um Hegseth tatsächlich abzusetzen. Since the Republicans currently have a majority here, an actual removal is very unlikely. As of January, the Democrats will have a majority, but are far from a two-thirds majority.
