US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth:
The effort of the House of Representatives to hold me accountable and remove me is a "farce".
The Republicans still control Congress and should benefit while they have the chance.
Accountability and isolation procedures show our enemies that America will punish its combatants and military leaders for conducting lawful military operations.
I take responsibility for each of these actions.
None of these matters constitute "high crimes or misdemeanors," but political disputes of a partisan nature.
We will continue to act to protect America, defeat our enemies and rebuild the military.
What is happening now has to do with politics.
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