US House of Representatives Rejects Impeachment Bid Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The US House of Representatives has rejected an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, defeating the move by 211 votes to 204.

The impeachment effort was initiated by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a member of President Donald Trump's own party, who accused Hegseth of violating the US Constitution and abusing his official authority.

The allegations against Hegseth were linked to a US military strike on a school in Minab, Iran, which reportedly killed 120 children, 26 teachers, seven parents, a bus driver and a six-month-pregnant female teacher.

The impeachment motion alleged that three consecutive Tomahawk missiles struck the school, resulting in heavy civilian casualties.

Responding to the impeachment attempt, Hegseth told a Pentagon press briefing that no US Secretary of War had ever been removed during a military operation in American history. He dismissed the effort to impeach and remove him as a political spectacle.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump strongly defended Hegseth and criticised Massie for demanding his impeachment.

Speaking to the media, Trump described Massie as a "failed and sick-minded person" and claimed that Hegseth had won two wars and successfully managed US military operations in Venezuela and Iran.