House blocks Hegseth impeachment; Trump hails it as exoneration

The House voted 211-204 to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, blocking a floor vote for now, per @sentdefender and the Guardian. After the vote, Trump posted on Truth Social calling it an "EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot."

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• President Donald J. Trump has posted to Truth Social following tonight's vote in the House that blocked a vote on Representative Thomas Massie's (R-KY) articles of impeachment against Secretary of War (@sentdefender on X)
• House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth (The Guardian)
• The U.S. House has just voted to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to committee, blocking a floor vote on impeachment for now. https://t.co/4qxuX (@sentdefender on X)
• BREAKING: The Republican-led House rejected an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over U.S. military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela and the Caribbean. The House voted 211-204 to… (clashreport on Telegram)
• US House begins vote on motion to advance impeachment of Pete Hegseth (Al Jazeera)

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