U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed an impeachment effort against him as a “farce” and “sabotage” at a press conference Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.

“It’s a farce, and it’s a stunt,” Hegseth said, describing criticism of his actions and the war on Iran as “policy disagreements”.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie introduced a resolution Monday to impeach Hegseth over the war on Iran, strikes on purported drug boats and other alleged violations of U.S. law, Al Jazeera reported.

“This is not patriotism, this is sabotage,” Hegseth said Tuesday.

President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he would stand by Hegseth if the defense secretary were impeached.

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