On Sunday, November 8, the website Axios, in a report on the possibility of the dismissal, resignation or impeachment of Pete Guest, claimed that the position of the US Secretary of War in the administration of Donald Trump has been undermined and some government officials are trying to oust him.
At the same time, the possibility that some Republican representatives will support Guest's impeachment proposal in the House of Representatives also increased.
According to Axios, Republican House leaders fear enough of their representatives will vote to oust the defense secretary in a vote this week after the party's heavy defeat in Tuesday's election. The decline in support for Hegset since the start of the war with Iran and dissatisfaction among Republicans with the consequences of this war were cited as factors in the possible change of position of the representatives.
A Republican representative told Axios that the war with Iran should not have started before the midterm elections. Another representative also saw the guest's tone and statements as undermining the government's ability to explain the necessity of attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities and other military operations.