众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（共和党-路易斯安那州）周二批评共和党众议员托马斯·马西（肯塔基州）推动弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯。众议院定于周二晚间就肯塔基州议员前一天提出的八项弹劾条款举行程序性投票。约翰逊在国会山对记者称，罢免赫格塞斯的做法“可耻”，并指责马西利用这一举措作为“博取关注的政治伎俩”。
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday criticized GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s (Ky.) push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The House is set to hold a procedural vote Tuesday evening on the eight articles of impeachment introduced by the Kentucky lawmaker the previous day. Johnson called the effort to oust Hegseth “shameful” and accused Massie of using this measure as a “political gambit for attention" in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill.
“我预计我们会以某种方式击败该提案，然后继续处理公务，”约翰逊对记者说。“在国际冲突时期弹劾战争部长，向我们的敌人和盟友发出了可怕的信号，我们不会玩这种游戏，”他接着说，“不能轻率地弹劾内阁部长。”此外，这位共和党众议院领袖赞扬了赫格塞斯周二早些时候在新闻发布会上对弹劾行动的回应，称这位国防部长做得“非凡出色”。
“I expect that we’re going to defeat that, one way or the other, and we’ll get on with the business,” Johnson told reporters. “The idea that you would impeach the secretary of war at a time of international conflict sends a terrible message to our enemies and our allies, and we are not going to play that game,” he continued, adding, “You don’t impeach a cabinet secretary lightly.”Additionally, the Republican House leader commended Hegseth for his response to the impeachment effort in a Tuesday morning press conference, saying the Defense secretary did an “extraordinary job.”
在五角大楼长达30分钟的简报会上，赫格塞斯将马西描绘为一名“单独行动的叛逆立法者”，其动机是“对总统的个人敌意”。“这给美国战士的背上画了靶子，因为这发出了国会将实时破坏其任务的信号，”赫格塞斯说。“这不是爱国主义；这是破坏活动。”马西指控赫格塞斯在美国对伊朗及其他地区的军事行动中违反宪法和联邦法律。
In a 30-minute briefing at the Pentagon, Hegseth cast Massie as a “single rogue legislator” who was motivated by “personal animus for the president.”“It puts a target on the backs of American warriors, by signaling that Congress will undermine their missions in real time,” Hegseth said. “This is not patriotism; this is sabotage.”Massie is accusing Hegseth of violating the Constitution and federal laws with the U.S. military operations in Iran and elsewhere.
该措施能否获得足够共和党支持在众议院通过尚不清楚。马西在周一晚间接受CNN记者凯特兰·柯林斯采访时表示，他希望获得即将退休的共和党议员以及上周刚刚勉强连任的议员的支持。特朗普总统力挺其国防部长，在Truth Social发文将赫格塞斯周二早些时候新闻发布会的表现评为“A+，加加加”。
It is unclear whether the measure will garner enough Republican support to pass the House. Massie told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in a Monday evening interview he was hoping to gain support from retiring GOP lawmakers and those who just barely secured their reelection last week. President Trump has stood by his Defense secretary, rating his press conference performance on Tuesday morning an “‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS" in a Truth Social post.
特朗普还抨击马西是“一名心怀不满、愤怒、失败的前国会议员”。
Trump also ripped Massie as a “disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman.”