Pete Hegseth faces press after effort to impeach him over the war in Iran

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is holding a news conference this morning after a Republican congressman filed articles of impeachment against him. So this impeachment is largely over Hegseth's handling of the war in Iran, plus other military actions the congressman claims was an abuse of power. Fox Sports' Dan Godwin here with the latest. Dan. And Lauren, Defense Secretary Hegseth is not known for giving frequent news conferences. This will be his first one in six months. This one comes one day after a Republican lawmaker launched an effort to impeach him. Now, here's a live look inside the Pentagon in the media briefing room. And you can see the defense secretary has already started talking, begun the news conference. If you want to watch it in its entirety, we will be streaming the the news conference at fox4news.com. Now, the effort to impeach the defense secretary is being led by Republican House member Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Massey lost his primary to a Trump-backed rival. Massey is accusing the Pentagon chief of violating federal law and the U.S. Constitution with his role in the Iran war and other military operations. The impeachment resolution was filed in the House on Monday. It sets the stage. for a vote on whether to remove a prominent Trump administration figure following sweeping losses for Republicans in last week's midterm elections that many at least partly blame on the Iran conflict and its economic impact, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, slowing to a near standstill. And Iran reports new American strikes near the critical waterway. Monday, Secretary Hegseth defended the Trump administration's ongoing The things that we've accomplished with Midnight Hammer and absolute resolve and Southern Spear and Epic Fury are things that will change the face of the globe for a generation. Massie's a loser, he shouldn't be taking up the time of Congress or the Senate or anything that he's doing. You guys are stone cold loser. President Trump saying in an interview on 60 Minutes that he has confidence in Hegseth, a vote in the House on the Pentagon chief's future could come as soon as tomorrow. Now to impeach Hegseth would require a simple majority of House members. If that happened, it would then be up to the Senate to determine whether to convict Hegseth and remove him from office. But that would require 67 senators voting to Convict, and it's considered unlikely that number can be reached. Lauren and Paige.