House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday he would support a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and expected strong Democratic backing, with a party discussion planned for Tuesday morning.
“I’m a hard Yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries told Jonathan Karl on ABC’s This Week, according to the full transcript published by his office. Karl had asked about a resolution Republican Rep. Thomas Massie told him he intended to introduce. The exchange did not establish that a resolution had been filed or approved.
Asked whether all Democrats would join him, Jeffries said: “We’ll certainly have that conversation on Tuesday morning when we reconvene for the first time in Washington, D.C., but I believe there will be incredibly strong support for that resolution.” He accused Hegseth of abusing his power and undermining national security through the Iran war. Those were Jeffries’ allegations, not findings established by the interview.
Jeffries also outlined priorities for the new Congress’s first 100 days: stopping Trump’s tariffs, reversing Medicaid and SNAP cuts, extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, and pursuing credit-card and healthcare-cost relief. He said he strongly supported banning members of Congress from trading stock. These were proposed priorities, not enacted measures or agreements with the White House.
Watch the full interview shared by Jeffries’ office.
JBizNews Desk | Washington
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