美国副总统JD·万斯周二强烈支持国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯，驳斥了弹劾他的呼声，并认为他在领导军队方面的行为并不构成弹劾罪行。
在X平台的一篇帖子中，万斯否认了针对赫格塞斯的指控，质疑弹劾行动的依据，并坚称这并非主要由政府针对伊朗的军事行动所驱动。
US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday came out in strong support of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, dismissing calls for his impeachment and arguing that his actions in leading the military do not constitute impeachable offenses.
“皮特·赫格塞斯是否犯下了可被弹劾的罪行？这个问题很荒谬，答案是：显然不是，”万斯写道。这位被视为2028年共和党总统竞选潜在人选的副总统，还批评了他所描述的弹劾程序日益政治化的现象。万斯指责议员将弹劾变成政治表演万斯认为，弹劾越来越成为一种政治操练，而非解决政策分歧的有意义工具。
In a post on X, Vance rejected the allegations against Hegseth, questioning the grounds for the impeachment effort and insisting that it was not primarily driven by the administration’s military campaign against Iran.“Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not,” Vance wrote. The vice president, who is seen as a potential Republican presidential contender in 2028, also criticized what he described as the growing politicization of impeachment proceedings.
他说，该程序已经“变成一场荒谬的表演，取代了实际的政策制定”，并将其与总统唐纳德·特朗普在其第一任期内面临的两次弹劾程序相提并论。
Vance accuses lawmakers of turning impeachment into political theatreVance argued that impeachment had increasingly become a political exercise rather than a meaningful tool for addressing policy disagreements.
“国会对唐纳德·特朗普也做了同样的事，”万斯说，并补充道，“弹劾很容易（而且最终无关紧要）。”
他进一步暗示，议员们对赫格塞斯的反对源于他对美国军事建制的广泛改革，而非他处理伊朗冲突的方式。
“讽刺的是，立法者们对皮特最生气的，恰恰是他最正确的问题：将部队从欧洲/乌克兰重新部署，以及重组将官军团，”万斯写道。
He said the process had “become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking,” drawing parallels with the two impeachment proceedings faced by President Donald Trump during his first term.“Congress did the same to Donald Trump,” Vance said, adding that “Impeachments are easy (and ultimately, inconsequential).”He further suggested that lawmakers' objections to Hegseth were rooted in his broader changes to the US military establishment rather than his handling of the Iran conflict.“The irony is that legislators are most angry at Pete on the issues where he’s most correct: repositioning forces away from Europe/Ukraine and reorganizing the general officer corps,” Vance wrote.“This isn’t about Iran, this is about the fact that Pete took on the bureaucracy at the Pentagon,” he added.
“这不是关于伊朗，而是关于皮特挑战了五角大楼的官僚体制这一事实，”他补充道。
Hegseth dismisses impeachment bid as ‘political spectacle’Hegseth also pushed back against the impeachment effort, describing it as a politically motivated move during a news conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday.“It’s a farce, and it’s a stunt and everybody knows it,” the defense secretary said, referring to the initiative led by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie.
赫格塞斯将弹劾提议斥为“政治闹剧”赫格塞斯周二在五角大楼的新闻发布会上也对弹劾行动进行了反驳，称这是出于政治动机的举动。“这是一场闹剧，是一场把戏，人尽皆知，”国防部长说，指的是由共和党众议员托马斯·马西领导的这项倡议。赫格塞斯警告说，试图弹劾他可能向美国的国际对手发出错误信号，将这一举动描述为在军事紧张局势升级之际的不必要的分心。
Hegseth warned that the attempt to impeach him could send the wrong signal to US adversaries internationally, portraying the move as an unnecessary distraction at a time of heightened military tensions.
他还将此程序与特朗普第一任期内两次未遂的弹劾行动相提并论。特朗普于2019年首次因其与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的交往而被弹劾。第二次弹劾发生在2021年1月6日美国国会大厦遭袭击之后。托马斯·马西重新提出针对赫格塞斯的弹劾决议这场弹劾推动由肯塔基州共和党众议员托马斯·马西领导，他周一重新提出了针对赫格塞斯的弹劾条款。
He also compared the proceedings to the two unsuccessful impeachment attempts against Trump during his first presidency. Trump was first impeached in 2019 over his dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The second impeachment followed the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Thomas Massie renews impeachment resolution against HegsethThe impeachment push is being led by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who reintroduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday.
该决议援引了该政府的军事行动，包括与伊朗的持续战争，以及特朗普指导下涉及使用美国军事力量的其他决定。根据众议院每日议程安排，议员们最早可能在周二下午5点30分审议马西的决议。拟议的弹劾投票将为围绕赫格塞斯在五角大楼的领导力、该政府的军事政策以及国会对行政部门监督的权限展开政治对抗埋下伏笔。
The resolution cites the administration's military actions, including the ongoing war with Iran, along with other decisions involving the use of US military power under Trump's direction. According to the House's daily floor schedule, lawmakers could take up Massie's resolution as early as 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The proposed impeachment vote sets up a political confrontation over Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon, the administration's military policies and the limits of congressional oversight of the executive branch.