Pete Hegseth staged his first news conference in more than half a year on Tuesday — and what he wanted to talk about was the abominable persecution of Pete Hegseth. The embattled so-called secretary of War is facing an impeachment vote by the House of Representatives, which as of now seems all but certain to succeed. The war in Iran he continues to champion just helped fuel a nationwide political reckoning against Trump and the Republican Party to the point that Vice-President J.D. Vance has blamed the GOP’s midterms disaster on the war. He has run the Pentagon like a tin-pot dictator and blustered his way through dozens of scandals.

But despite all of it, Hegseth still has his job and it’s clear he desperately wants to keep it. On Tuesday morning, while Hegseth didn’t try to nail himself to a cross onstage, he did compare himself to another well-known innocent victim of political persecution.

See? I’m just like Donald Trump! Hegseth told reporters (and Trump):

Hegseth on impeachment: "We've seen this show before. They impeached President Trump over a perfect phone call. They impeached him again in his final week in office. Both times, they failed. Both times, he came back stronger." pic.twitter.com/G1BtArj7f1— Bulwark Clips (@BulwarkClips) November 10, 2026

Hegseth on impeachment: "We've seen this show before. They impeached President Trump over a perfect phone call. They impeached him again in his final week in office. Both times, they failed. Both times, he came back stronger." pic.twitter.com/G1BtArj7f1

Hegseth singled out Thomas........

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