2026年11月10日 美国东部时间上午6点 / CBS新闻
国防部长皮特·赫格塞思将于周二上午举行一场罕见的五角大楼新闻吹风会,与此同时,预计本周国会将对他的弹劾进行投票。
这场定于美国东部时间上午8点举行的吹风会,正值共和党众议员托马斯·马西提交针对赫格塞思的新版弹劾条款一天后。该决议指控赫格塞思滥用职权,在未获国会批准的情况下发动伊朗战争、无视旨在减少平民伤亡的相关法律、报复民主党参议员马克·凯利等多项指控。根据众议院规则,该院有两个立法日来安排投票。
肯塔基州共和党人马西已批评赫格塞思数月,但他此次重启弹劾的举动,是在共和党人在中期选举中遭遇惨败之后;两党议员均将选举失利归咎于伊朗战争和高能源价格。这场战争的现状尚不明朗:特朗普总统周一表示,他计划维持“现状”,并认为没有必要将战争升级。
代表纽约州的众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯周一下午表示,他对弹劾决议“坚决支持”,并对记者称,赫格塞思“滥用了职权”,是“鲁莽、代价高昂且已失败的伊朗战争的始作俑者”。
目前尚不确定除马西外的其他共和党人是否会投票支持弹劾条款。马西周一下午表示,他尚未得到任何其他共和党人支持该决议的承诺。
在民主党人1月接管众议院之前,若所有民主党人都投票支持且无人缺席,任何弹劾行动都需要至少3名共和党人的支持。要在参议院通过弹劾定罪从而将赫格塞思免职则困难得多,需要十余名共和党人加入支持行列。
众议院议长、路易斯安那州共和党人迈克·约翰逊告诉CBS新闻:“如今弹劾一位内阁部长……在海外战事进行之际,会是非常非常糟糕的形象。”
其他共和党人并未明确排除这种可能性。阿肯色州众议员弗朗什·希尔上周末在《玛格丽特·布伦南的面对国家》节目中表示:“我希望听听相关辩论,看看这件事是否值得弹劾,还是采取其他惩戒措施,或是在这位战争部长履职不力时由总统采取行动。”
内布拉斯加州共和党众议员唐·培根是一名温和派,将于1月退休,他周一表示,自己正“纠结”此事,并对记者称:“我认为他算不上一位好部长,但你会为此弹劾他吗?”
面对记者关于弹劾的提问,赫格塞思周一表示:“我们并不担心此事。”他称周二的新闻发布会将聚焦弹劾问题。
赫格塞思上周在一段社交媒体视频中批评了马西;马西在初选中败给特朗普支持的挑战者后,将于1月离开国会。
“一位心怀不满、败选的国会议员,连同他所有的民主党盟友,又对我提出了虚假的弹劾条款,就像他们两次针对特朗普总统的所作所为一样,”赫格塞思在视频中说道。
特朗普先生周一对记者表示,如果赫格塞思被弹劾,他会支持他,为这位五角大楼主管辩护,并称马西是“彻头彻尾的失败者”。
“赫格塞思做了什么?”他说,“皮特·赫格塞思打赢了两场战争。‘哦,我们弹劾他吧。’”
马西周一表示:“我希望看到他逐条回应8项弹劾条款。就在讲台上辩论就行。你可以用笔记。找律师帮忙。告诉我们为什么你对这8项弹劾条款都无罪。”
贾拉·布朗和妮可·基利翁对本文有贡献。
Hegseth to hold Pentagon briefing amid renewed impeachment bid, Iran conflict
November 10, 2026 / 6:00 AM EST / CBS News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a rare Pentagon news briefing Tuesday morning, as lawmakers are expected to vote on his impeachment this week.
The briefing, set for 8 a.m. ET, comes one day after Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced updated articles of impeachment against Hegseth. The resolution accuses Hegseth of abusing his office by launching the Iran warwithout congressional approval, ignoring laws designed to minimize civilian casualties and retaliating against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, among other allegations. Under House rules, the chamber has two legislative days to schedule a vote.
Massie, a Kentucky Republican, has criticized Hegseth for months. But his renewed impeachment push follows Republicans’ sweeping defeats in the midterms, which members of both parties blamed on the Iran war and soaring energy prices. The war’s status is unclear: President Trump said Monday he plans to maintain the “status quo” and doesn’t believe escalating the war will be necessary.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who represents New York, said Monday afternoon he’s a “hard yes” on the impeachment resolution, telling reporters Hegseth “abused his power” and is the “architect of the reckless and costly failed war of choice in Iran.”
It remains to be seen whether Republicans other than Massie will vote in favor of the articles of impeachment. Massie said Monday afternoon he did not have a commitment from any other Republicans that they would support it.
Until Democrats take control of the House in January, any impeachment effort would need support from at least three Republicans — if all Democrats vote in favor and depending on any absences. Removing Hegseth from office by convicting him in the Senate is a much heavier lift, requiring more than a dozen Republicans to join the effort.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told CBS News “impeaching a Cabinet secretary right now … in the middle of hostilities abroad would be a terrible, terrible look.”
Other Republicans have not definitively ruled it out. Rep. French Hill of Arkansas said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” over the weekend: “I want to hear the debate on it to see if it merits impeachment versus some other disciplinary action or action by the president if he’s not getting the job done in leading the Department of War.”
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, a moderate who is retiring in January, said Monday he’s “wrestling” with the issue, telling reporters, “I don’t think he’s been a good secretary, but do you impeach a guy for that?”
Asked by reporters about the impeachment bid, Hegseth said Monday, “We’re not worried about that.” He said Tuesday’s news conference would focus on the impeachment.
In a social media video last week, Hegseth criticized Massie, who is leaving Congress in January after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.
“A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly, just like they tried against President Trump twice,” Hegseth said in the video.
Mr. Trump told reporters Monday he will stand by Hegseth if he’s impeached, defending his Pentagon chief and calling Massie a “stone-cold loser.”
“What has Hegseth done?” he said. “Pete Hegseth won two wars. ‘Oh, let’s impeach him.’”
Massie said Monday: “I would like to see him go through the eight articles of impeachment. Just make the argument from a podium. You can use notes. Get the lawyers to help you. Tell us why you are not guilty of each of these eight articles of impeachment.”
Jaala Brown and Nikole Killion contributed to this report.
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