‘A PLUS, PLUS, PLUS’: Trump praises Pete Hegseth’s performance and slams Thomas Massie as impeachment fight intensifies

President Donald Trump came out and praised the US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, for slamming and condemning Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie after Massie introduced a resolution to impeach Hegseth on November 9, 2026.

According to Al Jazeera, during a news conference, Pete Hegseth, 46, criticized and took a shot at Massie and his effort to impeach him. Hegseth called Massie's efforts a "farce" and a "stunt." As cited by Al Jazeera, Hegseth said:

"It's a farce, and it's a stunt. This is not patriotism, this is sabotage."

After Pete Hegseth called out Thomas Massie for his efforts to impeach him, Donald Trump came out in support of Hegseth and praised him for his defense. President Trump took to his Truth Social platform and shared a post in which he graded Hegseth an "A Plus Plus Plus" and referred to Massie as a "total loser". President Trump, in his Truth Social post, which he shared on November 10, 2026, wrote:

"Pete Hegseth gets an 'A' PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a 'TOTAL LOSER!'"

Amid the impeachment fight, Thomas Massie called out Pete Hegseth and accused him of not obtaining authorization from Congress for the Iran war

According to Al Jazeera, while Pete Hegseth criticized Thomas Massie for his effort to impeach him, the Kentucky Representative reportedly accused Hegseth of breaking the law, as he did not get permission from Congress for the war in Iran. Massie also mentioned the same in his impeachment resolution.

Thomas Massie took to X (formerly Twitter) on November 10, 2026, and shared a post in which he mentioned Operation Epic Fury, a military campaign against Iran that has been ongoing for 256 days, reportedly claiming Congress did not permit it and accusing Pete Hegseth of breaking the law. In his X post, Massie wrote:

"The law requires our military to withdraw from hostilities within 60 days if Congress does not authorize the activity. Operation Epic Fury has been underway for 256 days. Congress has not authorized it. Hegseth is breaking the law. Not even debatable."

As the impeachment fight intensifies, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, stated that the idea of impeaching the Secretary of War in the middle of an ongoing international conflict sends the wrong message. As cited by Al Jazeera, Johnson said:

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"I expect that we’re going to defeat that one way or the other, and we’ll get on with the business. The idea that you would impeach the secretary of war at a time of international conflict sends a terrible message to our enemies and our allies, and we are not going to play that game."

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