United States: Secretary of War Hesseth calls the House effort to impeach and remove him a farce.
Hagset said no defense secretary in US history had been fired while military operations were underway. He said the attempt was motivated by political differences, not serious crimes, misdemeanors, treason or bribery, and that one man was trying to use his last days in Congress to hurt the president and the country. He also said that the US did not start the war, that Iran started it 47 years ago, and that he supports each of these actions and would do them again if necessary.