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Hegseth seeks $350B for military as he defends decisions amid impeachment push from Democrats

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-06 · by Misty Severi

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth requested $350 billion from Congress for military funding while defending his leadership decisions against an impeachment push by Democrats. He dismissed criticism over ending diversity initiatives and removing transgender troops, calling DEI a "Marxist ideology" and stating that being transgender is a mental illness incompatible with the military. Hegseth also defended U.S. military action in Iran as necessary to prevent nuclear proliferation, insisting that rebuilding military strength is crucial for national security.
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As of November 6, 2026, President Donald Trump has publicly backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, stating that he is "doing a great job," despite the Republican Party suffering significant losses in the midterm elections. The loss was partly attributed to widespread voter backlash against the ongoing war with Iran, which Hegseth heavily influenced. Amid calls for his impeachment from Democrats and some Republicans, including Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Hegseth released a defiant video message defending his actions as "courageous and historic." He accused his critics of engaging in "political theatre," similar to the failed impeachments of President Trump. The push for Hegseth's impeachment is expected to intensify when Democrats take control of Congress following the midterm elections, but any efforts will likely require support from several Republicans alongside all Democrats for it to succeed.

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Hegseth defended the Iran war as being necessary to prevent the Middle Eastern country from getting nuclear weapons, and dismissed the impeachment push as political theater over his decision to end Democratic priorities such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Pentagon.
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🔮 "Sealing the border and mass deportations are military functions and when we say that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, we actually mean it," he said.
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Hegseth seeks $350B for military as he defends decisions amid impeachment push from Democrats · assertive framing
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Hegseth seeks $350B for military as he defends decisions amid impeachment push from Democrats · assertive framing
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Hegseth seeks $350B for military as he defends decisions amid impeachment push from Democrats · assertive framing

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Hegseth seeks $350B for military as he defends decisions amid impeachment push from Democrats Hegseth dismissed the impeachment push as political theater over his decision to end Democratic priorities such as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Pentagon. asserted
Hegseth → seek → Pentagon
War Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Congress on Thursday for another $350 billion in military funding, while also defending his leadership decisions at the War Department amid an impeachment push driven by Democrats. asserted
Hegseth → ask → Democrats
Hegseth defended the Iran war as being necessary to prevent the Middle Eastern country from getting nuclear weapons, and dismissed the impeachment push as political theater over his decision to end Democratic priorities such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Pentagon. asserted
Hegseth → defend → Pentagon
"DEI is a Marxist ideology built to destroy us, so we crushed it," Hegseth said in a video on X. "Diversity is not our strength, our unity is. asserted
unity → build → X.
But in the military, they must be held to the same standards." asserted
they → hold → standards
The secretary defended his decision to remove transgender troops from the military, stating it was a "mental illness" that was not compatible with the military, and insisted combatting climate change should not be a military objective. asserted
combatting → defend → change
"Sealing the border and mass deportations are military functions and when we say that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, we actually mean it," he said. asserted
he → seal → it
"We will do the hard work to ensure it under the leadership of President Trump. asserted
We → do → Trump
Because regardless of how people feel about the war, which I believe is a courageous and historic effort that will ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, we need to continue .... to rebuild our military. asserted
we → feel → military
That requires funding. asserted
That → require → funding
"The Department of War must be funded to meet the moment right now," he continued. asserted
he → fund → moment
"That includes a generational investment, a reconciliation bill of at least $350 billion to keep this department, our country, way ahead in a dangerous world." asserted
That → include → world
Hegseth said he needs "every vote from every patriotic member of Congress," and claimed the Democrats attack him because he's effective at his job and insisted it would not work. asserted
it → say → job
"We put America and the warfighter first, always and without apology," he said, adding that it would remain true in a Democratic congress. asserted
it → put → congress
The budget request comes after Democrats won back control of both chambers of Congress this week in the midterm elections. asserted
Democrats → come → elections
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