Secretary of State Marco Rubio forcefully defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday amid a push from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to impeach him.”I think he’s done a very good job,” Rubio told reporters. “I think it’s unfair… I work with him and so I’ve seen perhaps a side of him that the media doesn’t see.”
Rubio then pointed to Hegseth’s management of the Iran war, counter-cartel operations, and the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as evidence of Hegseth’s competence in office.
“But politics are politics,” he concluded.
Massie has announced articles of impeachment against Hegseth, largely accusing him of using the military for improper purposes without authorization from Congress.
His complaints include the Iran war, U.S. involvement in fighting against Yemen’s Houthis, and the Maduro operation.
Massie, for his part, is leaving office in January. President Donald Trump backed Ed Gallrein in a successful primary against him earlier this year.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.
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