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REPLAY: Pentagon chief Hegseth holds news briefing amid impeachment push
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a "farce" that would fail. Hegseth made the comment at a news conference – his first since May – a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him. Watch our replay.
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