Johnson denounces Hegseth impeachment, expects measure to fail

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday denounced Rep. Thomas Massie’s, R-Ky., impeachment resolution against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing Massie of seeking attention and saying he expected the House to vote down the measure.Speaking to reporters, Johnson called Massie a “disgruntled congressman” and called the effort a “political gambit for attention.”
“I expect that we’re gonna defeat that,” he added.
As of press time, some of Hegseth’s top Republican critics, including Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska and Austin Scott of Georgia, have indicated they will likely oppose the measure.
Massie lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year. He has been a vocal critic of the Iran war and the Trump administration’s other interventions in Yemen and Venezuela.
Bacon, for his part, is no fan of Hegseth, but indicated that he disagreed with the nature of Massie’s criticisms and had other complaints against the secretary of war.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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