Jeffries calls himself a hard yes on impeaching Hegseth

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Sunday that he is a hard yes on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting the leader of the incoming Democratic House majority behind the resolution Republican Thomas Massie plans to introduce.

Why it matters: With Democrats set to control the House in January after winning both chambers in the midterms, Jeffries's backing turns one Republican's privileged resolution into a leadership supported vote, making Hegseth's tenure an early test of the post election Congress.

Data as of The Hill report of November 8, 2026, read in full via the estate browser route, for Jeffries's and Massie's statements on ABC News and for Hegseth's video response; the same Jeffries position was carried the same day by The Guardian, Bloomberg and The New York Times. The Pentagon had not commented in the reporting read. Developing item.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told ABC News on Sunday that he is a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution, accusing the defense secretary of abusing his power and engineering the war with Iran. Jeffries, who is expected to become Speaker when the new Congress sits in January, had asked on social media on Thursday why Hegseth was still in his post.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky told the same program that he intends to introduce the impeachment resolution. Hegseth answered the threats in a video posted on Thursday, calling the articles a sham and the effort political theater, and the Pentagon had not commented when The Hill published.

Jeffries calls himself a hard yes on impeaching Hegseth

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