House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that he is "a hard yes" on the impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, telling host Jonathan Karl that "Pete Hegseth has got to go," according to ABC News. The Epoch Times, which transcribed the interview, has him adding that the "so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran."
Jeffries On Pete Hegseth Impeachment: "I Am A Hard Yes On The Hegseth Resolution" 🔥
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he fully backs the resolution to impeach Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.#TorontoPost #HakeemJeffries #PeteHegseth #Impeachment #Trump pic.twitter.com/c36hrwDCIh— Toronto Post (@torontopost11) November 8, 2026
In an NPR "Morning Edition" interview on Nov. 6, Jeffri