Pete Hegseth is President Trump\u2019s Secretary of Defense and one of the most assertive voices in the administration. He has taken direct command of aggressive operations against alleged narco-boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, and he has become a central figure in Trump\u2019s national security team. Supporters say he is doing exactly what he was hired to do: act boldly, take decisive action, and put American safety first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michigan Democratic congressman Shri Thanedar has decided to make Hegseth his newest target. Thanedar says he will file articles of impeachment accusing the secretary of \u201cmurder and conspiracy to murder\u201d for the strikes on Venezuelan drug boats and \u201creckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information\u201d over the Signalgate scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanedar posted a video insisting, \u201cPete Hegseth is uniquely unqualified for his role\u201d and \u201cPete Hegseth must be brought to justice.\u201d He has gone on television claiming that Hegseth committed war crimes and must be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But despite the loud rhetoric, Thanedar is standing alone and his party knows it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shri Thanedar represents Detroit and nearby communities. He often talks about rising from poverty, but in Congress he has become known for something else: filing impeachment articles that go nowhere. He already tried to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year and was blasted by his own colleagues for it. One senior Democrat summed up the reaction to his new impeachment stunt in two words: \u201cIt\u2019s Shri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson called his latest attempt \u201canother charade\u201d and said he is simply trying to win points with his base. She warned that while he seeks attention, \u201cSecretary Hegseth will continue to protect the homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanedar\u2019s first charge focuses on a September strike on a Venezuelan boat. After the first missile, two survivors were seen clinging to floating debris. Democrats claim Hegseth ordered a second strike to \u201ckill everybody.\u201d Connecticut Democrat Jim Himes said the video of the incident was \u201cone of the most troubling things I have seen in my time in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hegseth insists this happened in the \u201cfog of war\u201d and that the admiral in command acted \u201cwithin his authority and the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second charge is tied to the Signalgate incident, when Hegseth used the Signal app to discuss plans for airstrikes and unknowingly included a journalist. The Pentagon\u2019s inspector general called it a violation of department policy, but the issue was already widely addressed earlier in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Republicans see Thanedar\u2019s move as a political performance, not a serious effort. Wilson said the accusations are designed to distract the public from the Pentagon\u2019s \u201cmajor successes.\u201d Republicans publicly and privately dismiss the impeachment idea as a nonstarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More importantly, Republicans control both the House and the Senate. They control the committees. They control the calendars. They control the floor. Without their cooperation, impeachment does not even reach the starting line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Democratic Party is divided, but not in the way Thanedar hoped. Their activist base wants impeachment. Their lawmakers do not. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brushed off the entire idea, saying, \u201cRepublicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor,\u201d and adding that \u201cDonald Trump will order them not to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Behind closed doors, Democratic aides were even more blunt. One senior Democrat told Axios, \u201cOutside groups will support\u201d Thanedar\u2019s move, but if a real impeachment ever happened, it would have to be led by \u201csomeone who people respect\u201d because Thanedar is \u201cdoing it for press and he will get it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanedar can hold rallies. He can hold press conferences. He can file paperwork. But none of it will change the math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate around Hegseth is part of a larger political fight. Democrats accuse him of breaking laws and endangering civilians. Republicans say the operations against narco-boats are lawful and effective, and that the Signalgate issue has already been addressed. For Trump supporters, Hegseth is delivering results in dangerous theaters and standing strong in the face of global threats. For opponents, he is a symbol of an administration they want to weaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But one reality cuts through all of it. The votes do not exist to remove him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shri Thanedar may succeed in grabbing headlines, but he is not going to impeach Pete Hegseth. Democrats know it, Republicans know it, and the White House knows it. Hegseth remains one of Trump\u2019s most aggressive and loyal defenders, and with Congress firmly in Republican hands, he is not going anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NP Editor:<\/strong> Signalgate is a non-starter, it will never be investigated unless for some reason Trump becomes unhappy with Hegseth. So far, Hegseth is supporting Trump very well and bringing the right kinds of headlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pete Hegseth is President Trump\u2019s Secretary of Defense and one of the most assertive voices in the administration. He has taken direct command of aggressive operations against alleged narco-boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, and he has become a central figure in Trump\u2019s national security team. Supporters say he is doing exactly what he was hired to do: act boldly, take decisive action, and put American safety first. Why Democrats Are Targeting Him Michigan Democratic congressman Shri Thanedar has decided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,18,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-democrats","category-politics","category-propaganda"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/impeachhegsethsert.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6776,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6774\/revisions\/6776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}