Republican Senator Ted Cruz says Pete Hegseth will resign, be fired by Trump or almost certainly be impeached by the House. Jfeed and the Daily Wire date the remarks to Monday 9 November. HuffPost UK carried them on Tuesday afternoon.
"Either Hegseth is going to step down, either he will resign voluntarily or Trump will fire him, or, if that does not happen, I think it is extremely likely, if not certain, that the House will impeach him because, on the face of it, the votes are there"
Jfeed reports that House Republican leadership sources told PBS NewsHour they believe there are enough votes to impeach. It also reports that Oversight Chairman James Comer told Newsmax it is "very possible" the votes exist.
According to Jfeed, impeachment needs 217 votes with 433 members seated. Democrats hold 214 seats, so they would need three Republicans, including Thomas Massie. Massie told CNN there is a "high probability" Hegseth steps down before year-end, Jfeed reports, and says he will not reintroduce the articles if Hegseth resigns.
The Daily Wire says a procedural House vote is expected later on Tuesday. Removal from office would need a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which Jfeed calls unlikely.