US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting with Britain's Defense Minister Wes Streeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on October 15, 2026.
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In seeking to fend off impeachment, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have strengthened his critics’ case for it.

In an ardent social media video Thursday, Hegseth vowed, “We Stand, We Fight” amid rising speculation he may become a scapegoat for the Republican disaster in midterm elections shaped by the unpopular Iran war.