众议院监督与政府改革委员会主席、共和党籍众议员詹姆斯·科默（R-肯塔基州）周五表示，共和党党团内部“对赫格塞斯有很多疑问”，此前共和党籍众议员托马斯·马西（R-肯塔基州）准备在下周发起弹劾行动。
Comer says ‘there’s a lot of questions about Hegseth’ amid impeachment push Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Friday “there’s a lot of questions” in the Republican conference about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) prepares for an impeachment push next week.
“这是特朗普总统将不得不做出的决定，”当被问及是否希望五角大楼换人时，科默在《国会山报》合作伙伴网络NewsNation的节目中说道。
“Well, that’s going to be a decision that President Trump’s going to have to make,” Comer said during his appearance on The Hill’s partner network NewsNation when asked if he wants a new face in the Pentagon.
“但我可以非常有信心地告诉你，……对赫格塞斯有很多疑问。我们完全不知道在伊朗问题上下一步的战略是什么。没人对伊朗局势感到满意，我认为共和党选民比民主党选民更对伊朗发生的事情感到愤怒。”
“But I can tell you with a high level of confidence that … there’s a lot of questions about Hegseth. We have no idea what the strategy is moving forward in Iran. No one’s happy about Iran, and I think the Republican voters are more upset about what’s going on in Iran than the Democrat voters.”
科默的言论之际，《国会山报》报道称特朗普一直在向盟友询问赫格塞斯的地位，一位消息人士表示，这位五角大楼负责人“麻烦很大”。
Comer’s comments come as The Hill reported that Trump has been asking allies about Hegseth’s standing, and one of the sources said the Pentagon chief is in “a lot of trouble.”
公开场合，特朗普为赫格塞斯辩护，称他没有考虑更换这位国防部长，并表示这位前陆军国民警卫队少校“干得非常好”。一位资深五角大楼官员周四告诉《国会山报》，赫格塞斯被替换的前景并不“现实”，并指出在跛脚鸭会议期间——以及在中期选举“蓝色海啸”导致民主党控制众议院之前——很难找到一位能获得参议院确认的继任者。“他并不太担心被替换，”这位资深五角大楼官员说。
Publicly, Trump has defended Hegseth, saying he was not considering replacing the Defense secretary and that Hegseth, a former Army National Guard major, is “doing a very good job.”A senior Pentagon official told The Hill on Thursday the prospect of Hegseth being replaced is not “practical,” noting the difficulty of finding a replacement who could be confirmed by the Senate during the lame-duck session — and before Democrats take control of the House following the midterm blue tsunami.
预计赫格塞斯还将在跛脚鸭会议期间面临马西发起的弹劾攻势，马西表示将重新提交针对这位五角大楼负责人的弹劾条款。
“He is not terribly worried about being replaced,” the senior Pentagon official said.
国防部长猛烈抨击弹劾推动不过是一名“心怀不满、落选的众议员”搞的政治表演。
Hegseth is also expected to face an impeachment salvo in the lame-duck session from Massie, who said he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against the Pentagon chief.
“就像他们针对特朗普总统试过两次一样。你看，他们的政策行不通，所以他们对权力的痴迷伪装成政治表演，驱使他们试图摧毁对手。这全都是人身毁灭式的政治，”赫格塞斯在周四发布的一段视频中说。“这对特朗普总统没奏效，对我也不会奏效。你们可以放心。”
The Defense secretary ripped the impeachment push as nothing more than political theater from a “disgruntled, defeated congressman.”
马西是伊朗战争的直言不讳的批评者，他表示，如果赫格塞斯辞职，他就不会重新提出该决议，预计该决议将获得民主党人和一些共和党人的大力支持。
“Just like they tried against President Trump twice. You see, their policies don’t work, so their obsession with political theater disguised as power drives them to try to destroy their opponents. It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” Hegseth said in a video posted Thursday. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”Massie, a vocal critic of the Iran war, has said he would not reintroduce the resolution, which is expected to have significant support from Democrats and some Republicans, if Hegseth resigns.
科默周五还表示，他听到共和党选民对已经拖延八个多月的伊朗战争感到“愤怒”，并对汽油价格上涨感到不满。
Comer also said Friday he has heard from Republican voters who are “mad” about the Iran war, which has dragged on for more than eight months, and are dissatisfied with the rise in gas prices.
“他们对我们陷入伊朗这种局面感到愤怒，”科默对NewsNation主持人马基·马丁说。“他们对汽油价格感到愤怒，很多人选择了不投票。我不认为，至少在肯塔基州，我认为这些愤怒的MAGA（让美国再次伟大）人士投给了民主党。他们只是不投票。所以我们必须重获他们的信任。我认为我们能做到。”
“They are mad that we’re in this situation in Iran,” Comer told NewsNation host Markie Martin. “They’re mad over gas prices, and a lot of them stayed home. I do not think, at least in Kentucky, I don’t think that these upset MAGA people voted Democrat. They just didn’t vote. So we’ve got to regain their trust. I think we can do it.”