VIDEO | "Hegseth has been effective. He was effective at killing 200 school children." US Representative Thomas Massie defended his introduction of articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent CNN interview, arguing that the cabinet official's military actions crossed constitutional boundaries. Addressing the war secretary's record, Massie stated: "He was effective at bombing fishing boats that may or may not have had people who were guilty of smuggling drugs. He's been effective at waging an unconstitutional kidnapping in Venezuela. The president himself brags that they have captured this oil and that our companies, our corporations are getting rich from the oil that they've captured, that Pete Hegseth helped to capture." Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment targeting Hegseth for unauthorized military actions, extrajudicial operations, and violations of the War Powers Resolution. The initial House effort led by Massie to impeach Hegseth ultimately stalled when the House voted to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively blocking the measure.