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Rep. Thomas Massie hid his Hegseth impeachment resolution from Republican leaders to prevent them from blocking it. Speaker Johnson sent the House home early to avoid a floor vote on removing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his Iran war handling.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the Iran war and hid it from Republican leadership to prevent them from blocking it. Speaker Johnson responded by sending the House home early to avoid a floor vote on whether Hegseth should be removed. The procedural maneuvering prevented a direct vote on Hegseth's fitness for office before the midterms.
This is a rare moment where a rank-and-file Republican forced his party leadership's hand and leadership responded by shutting down the chamber rather than fight him. It shows serious fracture over war policy within the Republican caucus. Hegseth remains in office, but the fact that Johnson had to kill a floor session to protect him suggests deeper dissatisfaction with his leadership than public statements indicate. A floor vote would have forced Republicans to go on record about whether they support Hegseth.
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