US House Democrats Demand Pentagon Chief’s Ouster, Threaten Trump Impeachment

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, in a statement to Al Jazeera, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared that the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, must be dismissed for violating the Constitution, legal statutes, and evading accountability. Jeffries asserted that if President Donald Trump does not remove Hegseth, Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against the President.

Jeffries emphasized that there is no justification for Hegseth to remain in his post, describing his performance as catastrophic for the American people. He labeled Hegseth as “the most incompetent Secretary of War in U.S. history” and stated, “I have been asking Trump since Spring 2025 to dismiss Hegseth. I hope this national nightmare ends this week.”

Yesterday, Reuters reported that following the Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections and the transfer of congressional committee leadership to the party in January, Congressman Robert Garcia, a candidate for Chair of the House Oversight Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, a candidate for Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, predicted that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk, and Stephen Miller, the new White House Chief of Staff, would be among the first targets of investigations. Garcia also reiterated that Pete Hegseth must be removed from his position.