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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in an interview on ABC News’ “This Week” that he supports a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Asked whether he would support a resolution of impeachment by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Jeffries said he was a “hard yes.”

“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, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe,” Jeffries said. “Pete Hegseth has got to go.”

Asked whether he believes all other House Democrats would support the resolution, Jeffries said, “We’ll certainly have that conversation on Tuesday morning.”

He added though that he believes there would be “incredibly strong support” for the effort.

Massie, a strong critic of Hegseth and the war in Iran, has been trying to push for his impeachment. He initially filed an impeachment resolution in September, but Republican leaders canceled votes…

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