国防部长皮特·赫格塞思周二举行了时隔六个月的首次五角大楼新闻发布会——不是要谈论与伊朗的持续战争或结束战争的计划，而是谈他本人在国会面临的弹劾之争。众议院弹劾投票最早可能在周二进行。
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday gave his first Pentagon press conference in six months—not to talk about the continuing war with Iran or a plan to end it—but his own personal impeachment fight in Congress. A House impeachment vote could happen as early as Tuesday.
在家人坐在前排、且仅向保守媒体提问的情况下，赫格塞思与特朗普总统和战争努力关系密切，将自己的弹劾之争与特朗普多年前与立法者的斗争相提并论。
With family members sitting in the front row and questions given to conservative outlets only, Hegseth aligned himself closely with President Trump and the war effort, drawing parallels between his impeachment fight and Trump’s own struggles with lawmakers years earlier.
新闻发布会刚结束，特朗普就暗示自己在观看，并在网上发帖称赫格塞思获得“A++++”。以下是五个要点：赫格塞思将自己与特朗普相比，特朗普两次在众议院被弹劾，并被指控性侵。赫格塞思在确认听证会期间面临家庭暴力和酗酒指控，他予以否认。
Immediately after the press conference concluded, Trump suggested he was watching, posting online that Hegseth gets an “‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS.”Here are five takeaways: Hegseth compared himself with Trump, who has been impeached twice in the House and accused of sexual abuse. Hegseth during his confirmation faced allegations of domestic abuse and heavy drinking, which he denies.
[视频] 赫格塞思谈弹劾企图：“我们以前见过这出戏” 像特朗普一样，赫格塞思表示，众议员托马斯·马西（共和党，肯塔基州）发起的弹劾行动不过是试图“破坏”白宫的国家安全政策。马西周一对赫格塞思提出弹劾条款。
[video] Hegseth on Impeachment Attempt: ‘We’ve Seen This Show Before’ Like Trump, Hegseth said the impeachment effort by Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) was nothing more than an effort to “sabotage” the White House’s national-security policies. Massie introduced impeachment articles against him on Monday.
赫格塞思说，特朗普因“完美的电话”在众议院被弹劾——这是特朗普在2019年弹劾审判中反复提及的辩护——并声称，不当行为指控给美国的敌人带来了安慰。
Hegseth said Trump was impeached in the House over a “perfect phone call”—a reference to Trump’s oft-repeated defense during the 2019 impeachment trial—and alleged that accusations of misconduct brings comfort to America’s enemies.
“一位对总统怀有个人敌意的叛乱立法者，”赫格塞思争辩道，正试图“否决合法选举产生的总统兼总司令所作的国家安全决策”。多位法律专家和立法者对赫格塞思针对拉丁美洲毒枭集团的军事行动合法性提出质疑，包括在加勒比海和东太平洋使用军事力量打击毒船。
“A single rogue legislator, loaded with personal animus for the president,” Hegseth contended, was trying to “veto national security decisions made by the duly elected commander in chief.”Several legal experts and lawmakers have raised questions about the legality of Hegseth’s military campaign against Latin American-based drug cartels, including using military force to strike drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.
[video] 赫格塞斯为打击毒品船只的军事行动辩护 赫格塞斯一再认为，马西及其他立法者批评打击行动违反战争法，等同于对军队的政治攻击。马西声称，这些打击是非法使用致命军事力量。
[video] Hegseth Defends Military Campaign Against Drug Boats Hegseth repeatedly argued that the criticism by Massie and other lawmakers that strikes violate the laws of war was tantamount to a political attack on the troops. Massie alleges that the strikes are an unlawful use of lethal military force.
“华盛顿的政客们指责击毙贩毒恐怖船只的水手和飞行员犯有战争罪，因为他们在履行职责，”赫格塞斯说。“今天把国防部长放在审判席上，明天就轮到执行那些命令的男女官兵。如果他们想对战士们下手，就得先从我身上过去。”他说，已有70多艘船只被击沉，218人死亡，并使用“贩毒恐怖分子”一词来形容涉嫌毒品走私者。
“Politicians in Washington have accused the sailors and the pilots who struck narco-terrorist boats of war crimes for doing their jobs,” Hegseth said. “Put the secretary of trial today, and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they’re going to have to come through me.”More than 70 boats have been sunk and 218 people killed, he said using the term “narco terrorists” to describe suspected drug smugglers.
万斯上周将共和党的大选失利归咎于战争，并暗示这场军事行动在选票上不值得付出代价。特朗普后来表示，他同意选民不喜欢这场战争，但说他仍会再次这么做。
Vance last week blamed sweeping GOP election losses on the war and suggested the military campaign wasn’t worth the cost at the ballot box. Trump later said he agreed that voters didn’t like the war, but said he’d do it again.
[video] 赫格塞斯回应万斯关于伊朗的言论 周二，赫格塞斯谨慎地与任何暗示伊朗战争导致共和党在中期选举中遭受惨败的说法保持距离，并表示他认为这场战争是必要的。
[video] Hegseth Addresses Vance’s Statements on Iran On Tuesday, Hegseth carefully distanced himself from any suggestion that the Iran war had led to the devastating Republican setbacks in the midterm election and said he thinks the war was necessary.
“我非常尊重副总统，我当然不会参与任何相互指责，”赫格塞斯在全力支持伊朗战争之前说道。
“I respect the Vice President greatly, and I’m certainly not going to engage in any finger pointing,” Hegseth said before giving a full-throated endorsement of the Iran war.
“我同意总统说的话，他说：‘嘿，如果我要重来一次，我们还会这么做吗？当然会。’”在为白宫当前的伊朗政策辩护时，赫格塞斯认为，美国不需要立即对伊朗的核设施采取行动，目前可以通过卫星侦察和其他情报手段对其进行监控。
“I agree with what the president said when he said, ‘Hey, if I had to do this all over again, would we do it again?’ Absolutely.”Defending White House’s current Iran policy, Hegseth argued that the U.S. didn’t need to take immediate action against Iran’s nuclear sites and could settle for monitoring them for now with satellite reconnaissance and other intelligence.
[video] 赫格塞斯称美国将监视伊朗核设施“我们能够对这些核设施保持监督和可见性，”他说。“如果我们看到需要采取行动的那种恶劣活动，我们将采取行动。”他声称，伊朗“核工业基础”超过80%已被摧毁。
[video] Hegseth Says U.S. Will Watch Iran’s Nuclear Sites“We’re able to maintain oversight and visibility of those nuclear sites,” he said. “And if we saw the kind of nefarious activity that required action, we would take it.”He contended that more than 80% of Iran’s “nuclear industrial base” had been destroyed.
赫格塞斯向国会山恳请通过国防部15亿美元的历史性预算请求——立法者已表明，即使在共和党控制下，该提案也不会通过国会。总请求包括11.5亿美元用于基础国防拨款和3500亿美元用于一次性协调，一些共和党人表示他们不支持。
Hegseth made a plea to Capitol Hill to pass the Pentagon’s historic budget request for $1.5 billion—a proposal that lawmakers have signaled won’t pass Congress even under Republican control. The total request includes $1.15 billion for base defense appropriations and $350 billion for a one-time reconciliation, which some Republicans have said they don’t support.
“我们正在全力推进，因为这段跛脚鸭时期对我们部门的资金至关重要。我们认为，至少需要3500亿美元用于协调，才能对这个部门进行代际的、历史性的投资——这是我们的作战人员所需要的，”赫格塞斯说。
“We’re flooding the zone because this lame duck period is critically important for funding of our department. $350 billion at minimum for reconciliation is what we believe is needed to make a generational, historic investment in this department—something our warfighters needs,” Hegseth said.
赫格塞斯说，国会部门的立法团队正在“一直”与国会山的共和党人合作，以推动国防支出通过国会。
Hegseth said the Pentagon’s legislative team is working “all the time” with Republicans on the Hill to get defense spending through Congress.