El-Sayed tells Hegseth to resign after impeachment effort fails: 'Make it easy for everybody'
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., called on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to resign Tuesday, asking him, "Why are you still doing this job?" Speaking with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, El-Sayed was asked whether Democrats should revive the failed impeachment attempt against Hegseth.
Key points
- The Trump administration has been vehemently defending Hegseth, including through a statement opposing the impeachment effort issued shortly before the vote.
- House Republicans voted Tuesday evening to block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shielding a top Trump administration official from a politically embarrassing rebuke.
- Why it matters: The vote marks a victory for Hegseth, the Trump administration and Republican leaders, who were bracing for the prospect of a rebellion within their own ranks.
Additional details
- What's next: Tuesday's vote effectively kills any effort to impeach Hegseth this Congress.
- Driving the news: Massie forced a procedural vote on his resolution to impeach Hegseth, alleging he has defied Congress and illegally continued the U.S.
- Between the lines: Republican leaders protected their members from having to go on record on the politically difficult issue before Election Day after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent lawmakers home early to campaign.
- Axios' Marc Caputo and Alex Isenstadt previously reported that Hegseth is on " thin ice " with Trump officials.
- "Like so much of Congress, impeachment has become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking.
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