“HISTORIC COWARDICE”: CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN SLAMS REPUBLICANS REFUSAL TO HOLD HEGSETH ACCOUNTABLE FOR DISASTROUS WAR IN IRAN

“Historic Cowardice”: Congressman Pat Ryan Slams Republicans Refusal to Hold Hegseth Accountable for Disastrous War in Iran

Today, House Republicans voted to table a bipartisan-supported effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his crimes against the American people through the war in Iran

The shocking dereliction of duty comes just one week after the midterm elections, where the American people clearly demonstrated their opposition to the war and Hegseth’s leadership

Ryan has been the leading voice of opposition against the Iran War; after an Iranian drone strike killed six US servicemembers in Kuwait, he pressed Hegseth on reported force protection errors and demanded his resignation

WASHINGTON, DC  – Today, House Republicans defied the will of voters and voted to table articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. 

Congressman Pat Ryan – an Army veteran who served two combat tours in Iraq earning him two bronze stars – has been demanding Hegseth’s removal from office for months. Today, he slammed Republicans for abandoning the American people to kowtow to Trump. 

“The American people sent a resounding message last week: end the war in Iran and fire Pete Hegseth. Republicans just proved, once again, that they are out-of-touch cowards. The bar for impeachment is very high, and Hegseth has exceeded the requirements many times over. He sent our troops into a disastrous war in Iran, lied about the costs in blood and treasure, ordered illegal strikes on alleged drug boats, leaked classified information, and kidnapped a foreign leader – to name just a few,” said Congressman Pat Ryan. “But this fight is far from over. Come January, we won’t need Republicans to grow a spine because when the Patriotic majority is sworn into Congress, we will finally have the power to fire the most incompetent, immoral Secretary of Defense in history, end this disastrous war, and actually deliver for the American people.”

Ryan has been the leading voice of opposition to the war in Iran, and has repeatedly called for Hegseth’s removal from office. He confronted Hegseth directly about force protection failures at Port Shuaiba in a House Armed Services Committee hearing, blasted Hegseth and Trump for attempting to cover-up the casualties from the war, spoke on the House floor against giving Hegseth a $1.5 trillion blank check, introduced legislation to cut off funding for the Iran War, and voted to end the conflict five separate times. 

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