Poll: Majority of US Voters Back Impeaching Hegseth Over Iran War
Economist/YouGov survey finds 51% support impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, days after Speaker Johnson cancelled a floor vote on the charges.
What to know
- Economist/YouGov poll (Sept 18–21) finds 51% of registered voters support impeaching Hegseth over the Iran war, versus 34% opposed.
- Rep. Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment citing War Powers Resolution violations and civilian-casualty incidents; a privileged-motion vote was set for Sept 17.
- Speaker Mike Johnson cancelled that day's House session, ending it early ahead of a recess through the midterms, avoiding the vote.
- Two UN reports have separately accused the US of war crimes in Iran and named Hegseth as bearing responsibility for disregarding civilian-harm obligations.
Pete Hegseth US Secretary of Defense
Thomas Massie US Representative (R-KY)
Mike Johnson Speaker of the House
Donald Trump US President
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Poll finds 51% back impeaching Hegseth over the Iran war — The Economist/YouGov survey, conducted September 18–21, found 51 percent of registered voters support impeaching Hegseth for starting the war without congressional authorization, versus 34 percent opposed; 63 percent want the war ended as quickly as possible and 59 percent call starting it the wrong decision.
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Massie says Johnson adjourned Congress to dodge the vote — Massie promoted the new Economist/YouGov poll on social media, tying its findings directly to the cancelled House session.
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Speaker Johnson cancels House proceedings ahead of the vote — The privileged impeachment measure would have forced a full House vote on September 17, but Johnson and GOP leaders ended that day's session early, ahead of a recess lasting until after the midterms.
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Massie files eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed the articles as a privileged measure, charging Hegseth with three violations of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and with ignoring civilian-casualty protections.
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UN reports accuse US of war crimes and name Hegseth — Two separate UN reports accused the US of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iran, citing the Minab school strike, the Lamerd strike, and Operation Southern Spear, and specifically naming Hegseth as bearing responsibility.
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Hegseth tells Congress the ceasefire 'pauses' the War Powers clock — In a congressional hearing, Hegseth argued the ceasefire agreement paused the 60-day deadline for obtaining congressional authorization for the war, an argument legal experts called invalid.
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US strikes a sports facility in Lamerd, Iran, killing 22 — The strike, along with the Minab elementary school strike and the Operation Southern Spear boat campaign, is later cited as evidence of civilian-harm violations.
What people are saying 3 voices from 3 sites · verbatim
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Because you know you’re unqualified and not equipped to handle the job and millions of lives are at stake. That’s why a reasonable human would turn it down.
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A new poll finds most voters support impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. It follows recent UN reports that accused the US of war crimes and named Hegseth as bearing responsibility.
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The majority of U.S. voters support impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s war on Iran, new polling finds. The Economist/YouGov found in a survey conducted September 18 to 21 that 51 percent of registered voters say that Hegseth should be impeached for “starting a war with Iran without authorization by…