'I Think It'S Unfair': Marco Rubio Responds To Pete Hegseth Impeachment Push Led By Thomas Massie

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the impeachment effort against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth 'unfair' Monday. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth earlier in the day Monday.
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AI GeneratedA government official defends Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against impeachment measures introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie. The official praises Hegseth's professionalism, intelligence, and successful execution of key national security operations, dismissing the impeachment efforts as unfair and politically driven.
Secretary, a member of the Republican Party,
Thomas Massie, minutes ago introduced a measure
to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
As the person who coordinates
the interagency policy regarding U.S. national security, do
you have a view regarding Secretary Hegseth's
performance as Secretary of the United States?
I think he's done a great job.
I mean, I've worked with him every single day on many of these topics.
I've seen the work he does and the professionalism he brings to it.
He's very smart.
He works very hard.
He puts a lot of hours into this.
And on all of the policy issues we've worked
on together, I think he's done a very good
job.
On the topic of AIRSI...
On the topic of AIRSI...
Just one question on that.
How concerning is it to you, however,
that it was Republican who introduced these articles
of impeachment against...
I think it's unfair.
Yeah, look, I think Pete's done a good job.
I really do.
Again, I work with him, and so I see perhaps
a side of him that the media doesn't see
and members of Congress may not see,
but I think Pete works really hard.
He's incredibly smart.
I think he's not just on the issues that we've worked
on together and the execution of it,
but if you think about it, I mean,
he's carried out multiple, the Department of War
and the Pentagon in particular has
been responsible for many of the important things
this administration's working on,
whether it's our counter-cartel coalitions
that we have going on in the Western
Hemisphere, he's done a great job with that.
I think the performance, look,
the damage that was inflicted on the Iranian military
structures – they have no navy,
they have no air force – they're deeply degraded
from a military standpoint.
They still retain capabilities, obviously,
but they are very degraded from where they
were a year ago at this time.
I think the operation they conducted to capture
a fugitive of American justice, Nicolas Maduro,
was carried out impeccably.
So I think
From the perspective that I sit in and the seat
that I'm in as the National Security
Advisor and Secretary of State for that matter,
Pete has done a very good job, he really has.
But obviously politics are politics
and people can have different views, but I can tell you
my perspective from where I sit.
