Evangelist Franklin Graham has publicly defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid an impeachment effort from Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, saying he doesn’t understand why members of the same party are turning on each other.
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is under attack — and it’s by Republicans! For the life of me, I don’t know why Republicans eat each other,” Graham wrote in a post late Monday.
Graham argued the opposition to Hegseth stems from the secretary’s efforts to roll back policies from the previous administration. “I believe the real reason they are coming after Secretary Hegseth is because he has taken on the anti-God, woke, and DEI initiatives that the Biden administration had pushed down the throats of our military,” he said.
He added, “Since Secretary Hegseth has been at the Pentagon, he’s been cleaning house — and millions of Americans are grateful. I encourage everyone to pray for him, that God would give him strength for this difficult hour.”
Massie’s Impeachment Articles
Graham’s comments came as Massie reintroduced his impeachment resolution against Hegseth on Monday, now containing eight articles. The allegations include violations of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, suppression of free speech, extrajudicial killings, and the “kidnapping of a sovereign foreign leader,” a reference to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
Among the specific claims, Massie alleges Hegseth suppressed free speech by retaliating against and intimidating Sen. Mark Kelly over 2025 statements the Department of War characterized as “seditious,” in which Kelly urged service members to disobey unlawful orders.
Because Massie filed the measure as privileged under House rules, NBC News reported that House Republican leadership must bring the articles to a floor vote within two legislative days. Republicans could vote to kill the resolution, which Massie first introduced in September, with a simple majority.
Hegseth Pushes Back
Hegseth has defended his record on Iran, the extraction of Maduro, strikes on alleged narco-terrorist vessels, and other military actions taken during his tenure. He called Massie a “disgruntled and defeated congressman” and dismissed the impeachment push as “not oversight” and “not accountability.”
“It’s a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment,” Hegseth said of the resolution.
President Donald Trump has also weighed in on Hegseth’s behalf, giving him an “‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER!”
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