Pentagon Pete Faces Ultimate Humiliation Within Days – The Daily Beast

Pentagon Pete Faces Ultimate Humiliation Within Days  The Daily Beast

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing imminent humiliation in the fallout from the midterm elections. Republican lawmakers and allies are reportedly earmarking Hegseth, 46, as the fall guy for voters turning against Donald Trump, 80, over his war on Iran, according to a new report by CNN. They argue that the former Fox News host played a critical role in convincing the president to start the war without having a clear exit strategy, or a suitable plan to deal with the political fallout from the conflict. The House could vote as soon as next week to impeach the Pentagon chief, according to the report. CNN White House reporter Kristen Holmes expanded on the growing Washington “backlash” against Hegseth on Wednesday.

“We’re seeing a real snowball effect here,” Holmes said, noting that CNN’s reporters had spoken to Republican Thomas Massie, who said he plans on triggering a vote to impeach Hegseth as soon as Congress comes back next week. CNN also cited multiple GOP sources who said they expect it to pass. Holmes repeated the claims that Hegseth was seen as “the chief cheerleader in pushing President Trump to go into Iran without any kind of exit strategy.” Holmes added, “They’re clearly getting some of this feedback from the White House, from the administration; they’re getting that green light to go