Ansari Pushes for Immediate Consideration for Hegseth Impeachment, Pledges YES Vote on Massie Resolution

WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) is renewing her call for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's impeachment and reaffirming her commitment to vote YES on Rep. Thomas Massie's (KY-04) resolution, following its introduction on the House floor.

"The war in Iran, planned and executed by Pete Hegseth, has been an absolute catastrophe, and it continues. Hegseth has carried out Trump's illegal orders every step of the way. His leadership has endangered thousands of American servicemembers and millions of Iranian civilians, undermined congressional oversight, and demonstrated a profound disregard for the law, the Constitution, and Congress. In addition to all his other high crimes and misdemeanors, this is a failure of duty with the gravest consequences," said Rep. Ansari. "We must either remove him from office or he must be fired immediately. I am a HELL YES on Rep. Massie's resolution."

Ansari introduced six articles of impeachment against Hegseth in April for repeatedly violating his oath of office and his duty to the Constitution.

ICYMI: Ansari joined MS NOW's The Weeknight to discuss her call for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's impeachment.

WATCH the full conversation. See key excerpt below:

"The war in Iran could not have been a bigger catastrophe, and it continues. Pete Hegseth carried out Trump's orders every step of the way. They committed a war crime on the first day of this war by bombing a school in Iran that killed more than 120 children. They've since bombed a wedding. We have had generals leave the department. I mean, the war in and of itself, I think, is a massive reason why he should be impeached. Look at the catastrophe caused around the world, the price of gas, the instability in the Middle East, with more than a million people displaced from Lebanon, let alone thousands of innocent Iranian civilians killed. But look at everything else. I mean, he was a war criminal when he, you know, took out those strikes in the Caribbean. You've had generals, career generals, who've been at the Pentagon during Republican and Democratic administrations leave, citing his incompetence. He has failed to promote people because they were black, Latino, or women. I mean, this man could not be more incompetent. And I introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth back in April before it had such widespread support."

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