Trump gives Hegseth an A+

President Trump gives Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth an “A” plus for his work at the Pentagon following outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introducing eight articles of impeachment against him.

“Pete Hegseth gets an ‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.

In another post , Trump linked to Hegseth’s Tuesday Pentagon briefing , saying it was a “great job by Pete Hegseth — A MUST SEE.”

While Trump has publicly backed Hegseth in private, the commander-in-chief has asked advisers and allies about the defense secretary’s standing, The Hill previously reported . One of those sources described the defense chief as being in “a lot of trouble,” while the other said it wasn’t clear how much his position was in jeopardy.

Hegseth called Massie’s impeachment effort a “farce” and “stunt” at his first press briefing in 189 days.

“In the 250 years of our American republic, no secretary of War or secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations, and in our case, successful ones at that,” he continued.

The defense secretary further accused Massie of attempting to impeach him over policy disagreements, calling it a “personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.”

“That’s what it is. Policy disagreements, not high crimes, not misdemeanors, not treason, not bribery, not the kinds of offenses the founders intended when they wrote the impeachment clause,” he added.

The impeachment articles accused the defense secretary of violating the Constitution and other laws during U.S. military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela and the Caribbean.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) signaled his support for the move, while GOP lawmakers across the aisle remain divided on their support.

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Kansas), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters he thought Hegseth “made a very, very good presentation,” adding that he was “unclear why this is being taken up so quickly in the House,” per the Washington Sun’s Joe Gould.

When asked if he believed Hegseth had the votes, Wicker responded: “I would hope so.”