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Exit Stage Right…Wing Christian Nationalist
by David Shuster
Things look exceptionally bleak and unpleasant for Pete Hegseth.
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense continues to mistake the management of America’s military as an opportunity to roam around in an expensive suit, promote his Christian-nationalist holy war against Muslims, and issue absurd thunderbolts from the Pentagon briefing room.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky saw enough months ago. And Massie recently delivered a small but consequential reminder that Hegseth’s troubles are not going away.
Asked by a reporter whether Massie intended to reintroduce the articles of impeachment he filed in September, Massie replied on X: “If he’s still SecDef.”
Four words. No elaboration necessary. The impeachment papers are apparently still in the drawer, waiting for their cue.
Massie, whose congressional career ends in January, has little reason to pull his punches. He has already helped force the release of the Epstein files. Why not make Hegseth another item on Massie’s farewell agenda?
There is no shortage of questions for Congress to investigate. The most basic—and essential—include the following…
