特朗普总统在阿灵顿国家公墓举行的退伍军人节献花圈仪式上大声提及国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的出席，引发现场人群鼓掌。“我就知道会这样，”特朗普谈到现场反应时说。“他做得非常出色，他爱你们，保护你们。他一切为了你们。”
President Trump shouted out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attendance at a Veteran’s Day wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington national cemetary, prompting applause from the assembled crowd. “I had a feeling that was going to happen,” Trump said of the reaction. “He’s done a fantastic job and he loves you and protects you. He’s all about you.”
这一支持出现在赫格塞斯刚刚挺过众议院弹劾投票之后。除强行推动投票的众议员托马斯·马西（肯塔基州共和党）外，共和党人团结一致阻止了该决议。投票结果为211票对204票，所有民主党人都投票允许就赫格塞斯的弹劾进行全院投票。民主党内部有些戏剧性，有11名党团成员完全缺席投票。马西提出了八项条款，指控赫格塞斯在伊朗和从委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗所在国家将其抓获等数次军事行动中违反宪法和其他法律。
The support comes on the heels of Hegseth surviving a House vote to impeach him as Republicans — apart from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who forced the vote — united to block the resolution. The vote was 211-204, with all Democrats voting to allow a floor vote on Hegseth's impeachment. There's some drama among Democrats, as 11 caucus members missed the vote entirely. Massie introduced eight articles accusing Hegseth of violating the Constitution and other laws during several military operations, like Iran and the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his country.
特朗普、副总统万斯和其他高级官员在弹劾投票期间支持赫格塞斯并攻击马西。新任幕僚长斯蒂芬·米勒也被视为赫格塞斯的盟友。
Trump, Vice President Vance and other top officials had supported Hegseth and attacked Massie in the midst of the impeachment vote. Stephen Miller, the new chief of staff, is also viewed as a Hegseth ally.
“这是一场闹剧，是一场噱头，所有人都知道，”赫格塞斯在周二罕见的一次新闻发布会上说。“在美国共和国的250年里，没有一位战争部长——或国防部长——曾因执行合法军事行动而被弹劾，而在我们的情况下，这些行动还是成功的，”他补充说，指的是本届政府对国防部的首选称呼。
“It’s a farce, and it’s a stunt, and everybody knows it," Hegseth said during a rare press briefing Tuesday. "In the 250 years of our American republic, no secretary of War — or secretary of Defense — has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations, and in our case, successful ones at that,” he added, referring to the administration’s preferred name for the Defense Department.