Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump‘s defense secretary and former Fox News host, appears to have survived an impeachment effort. The House voted 211 to 204 to refer the impeachment resolution to committee, essentially preventing it from coming to the floor. Absences impacted the ultimate outcome. Although Democrats overwhelmingly support Hegseth’s impeachment, the resolution was brought by […]
A common approach to taking out powerful people is to erode the support by taking out all of the inner circle first. Then, when you get to the big shot, they have no backing.