House Dems Target Hegseth For Impeachment If They Win Midterms

Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,

House Democrats are already plotting to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if they regain control of Congress in November, making the Trump administration official a top target of their anticipated return to power.

While Democratic leaders have largely avoided discussing another impeachment of President Donald Trump, they have openly embraced efforts to remove Hegseth.

“One of the first things we’re going to do in the majority, we’re going to run Pete Hegseth out of town,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declared during a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Democrats are preparing impeachment efforts both before the current Congress adjourns and next year, should they secure a House majority.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has accused Hegseth of being incompetent and corrupt, while Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., described him as an extremist who should be removed.

The Pentagon has pushed back against the attacks.

Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson defended Hegseth’s leadership, saying the department remains united behind his agenda of strengthening America’s military and ensuring troops have the resources necessary to succeed.

Democrats have criticized Hegseth over his handling of military operations against Iran, personnel changes and a 2025 incident involving sensitive military information shared through a Signal group chat.

However, the impeachment push is not exclusively Democratic.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a vocal opponent of American military intervention overseas, introduced impeachment articles against Hegseth in September, arguing that the administration’s military operations against Iran were unlawful.

Massie plans to force a House vote when lawmakers return Nov. 9.

Republicans currently hold a narrow 219-214 House advantage, including an independent who caucuses with the GOP. Democrats would need additional Republican support to impeach Hegseth before the new Congress convenes.

Several Republicans, including Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Warren Davidson of Ohio, have indicated they oppose impeachment.

Even if Democrats regain the House and successfully impeach Hegseth, removing him would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, an outcome widely considered unlikely.