Trump lashes out at Thomas Massie for trying to remove Hegseth from office: "He's a very sick guy"
In recent days, the congressman has been expressing his intention to force a vote this week to remove Hegseth from office.
Thomas Massie in a file photo.
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at Republican Congressman Thomas Massie during an unexpected appearance in the White House press briefing room, calling him a "stone cold loser" after Massie launched a new attempt to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from office. "He’s a sick, sick guy. There’s something wrong with him, actually. Now he’s after Pete Hegseth. He doesn’t like Hegseth, but really, what has Hegseth done?" Trump said. He also made it clear that he will continue to support Hegseth even if the House of Representatives votes to impeach him. "Yes, I'll support him," he replied. "He won two wars. He was in command. We all won."
In recent days, the congressman has been expressing his intention to force a vote this week to remove Hegseth, whom he accuses of abusing his authority in various military operations that the Trump administration has carried out in recent months. Shortly before the Republican leader's remarks, Massie fulfilled his promise to introduce eight articles of impeachment against the secretary of defense and read them before the House of Representatives.
When asked by CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins about Massie's accusations against the defense secretary, Trump took the opportunity to lash out at the network and its audience, responding: "Massie’s a loser, just like you’re a loser at CNN, just like your ratings are a loser, Massie is a loser, stone cold loser."
Furthermore, Trump recalled that Massie lost the Republican primary to a candidate he had endorsed. "I took on a guy that was, in his own way, sort of popular in his state, and I beat him badly, beat him easily with a man that never ran before," he said. Trump also accused Massie of having "a lot of hate in his heart" and said he didn't even want to take the time to watch his speech.
Far from being the first clash between Trump and Massie, the truth is that their relationship has been marked by disagreements since the start of the Republican president's second term, with frequent clashes over the administration's decisions, especially regarding foreign policy and national security.
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