On the eve of Veterans Day, the House voted 211 to 204 to stop the impeachment of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, a two-time Bronze Star recipient. Hegseth told Congress who comes next: put the Secretary on trial today, and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. Jared Hudson carried out orders as a Navy SEAL in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he spends the hour with guest host Robert McNeily on the vote, the constitutional standard for impeachment, the leadership fights in both parties, what Republicans can still finish in the 53 days they have left in the majority, and what President Trump said about immigration and amnesty.
Guest: Jared Hudson, former Navy SEAL, founder of Covenant Rescue Group, and 2026 candidate for the United States Senate in Alabama. Guest host: Robert McNeily, Director of Broadcasting and Grassroots Engagement at Tea Party Patriots Action, in for Jenny Beth Martin.
Today's topics:
• The Hegseth vote: on November 10 the House voted 211 to 204 to send Thomas Massie's 8 articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, which ends them for this Congress. 210 Republicans voted to stop it, Massie was the one Republican no, and not a single Democrat crossed over.
• "Put the Secretary on trial today": Hegseth's warning from the Pentagon briefing room that the men and women who carried out the orders come next, and a former Navy SEAL's answer to it.
• A brand-new standard: no Secretary was impeached over military operations under Reagan, Clinton, Obama, or Biden. Is Hegseth right about the history?
• What impeachment is for: the Founders limited it to treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors. For a policy disagreement the Constitution gives Congress legislation, debate, the power of the purse, and the next election.
• "Just the beginning": Hakeem Jeffries's words after the vote, the White House's reply to House Oversight Democrat Robert Garcia telling Trump officials to "lawyer up," and what Republicans should do before January.
• Republican leaders: House Republicans chose Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise, 106 to 73, to lead them in the minority. Senate Republicans kept John Thune by acclamation after a motion to delay the vote failed 31 to 15.
• The Democrats' fight: Bernie Sanders says he will not support Chuck Schumer's reelection as Democratic leader. How far left does the party go?
• 53 days left in the majority: government funding runs out December 11, the Senate is staying in session, and debate has been cut off on 3 judicial nominees. Judges, spending, or the SAVE America Act, the bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote: which one first?
• Immigration: President Trump said his policy had been "too tough," then said there is no amnesty and his policy has not changed. A McLaughlin and Associates survey commissioned by Tea Party Patriots Action found 76.5 percent of likely voters say no amnesty and no jumping the line.
• Trafficked children and the border: what Covenant Rescue Group sees on the ground.
• The call to action: call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121, ask for your member of Congress, and if your member voted to stop the Hegseth impeachment, say thank you and tell them to hold the line.
• Louisiana: the in-person and mail deadline to register for the December 12 runoff is Thursday, November 12. Online registration runs through November 21.
• Veterans Day: from Armistice Day in 1918 to the 1954 law honoring every American who served.
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