Vance dismisses Hegseth impeachment bid as ridiculous show

U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against congressional impeachment efforts, calling the initiative a "ridiculous show" driven by resistance to reforms within the Pentagon bureaucracy.

Writing on social media platform X, Vance rejected claims that Hegseth had committed impeachable offenses, arguing that lawmakers were substituting actual legislative work with political theater.

The vice president added that Congress possesses ample policy mechanisms to register disagreement with the administration, criticizing lawmakers for pursuing an impeachment drive instead of utilizing established oversight tools.