‘He won two wars’: Donald Trump rallies behind Hegseth amid impeachment push

US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind defence secretary Pete Hegseth as Republican Representative Thomas Massie pushes for a House vote to impeach the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war and other military operations.Trump attacked Massie during an unexpected appearance in the White House briefing room on Monday, hours after the Kentucky Republican filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth and read them aloud on the House floor.“Massie is a loser,” Trump said. “He shouldn’t be taking up the time of Congress or the Senate or anything that he’s doing.”Also Read| Judge orders probe after 400 trees cut at Trump's Washington golf courseThe president also described Massie as a “stone cold loser” and said he would stand by Hegseth even if the House voted to impeach him.“Yeah, I’ll stand by,” Trump said.

“He won two wars. He was in charge.

We all won.”Trump defended Hegseth's record, claiming that he had overseen successful military operations in Venezuela and Iran.