Pentagon chief's comments come after US Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, who says he stands by the US military operations in Iran.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce that would fail.
Hegseth made the comment on Tuesday at a news conference a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him.
In his first Pentagon news conference since May, Hegseth said attempts to impeach President Donald Trump had failed and added: "They will fail again."
"This is not patriotism. This is sabotage," he said.
Referring to the Iran war, he said: "I stand beside every one of these operations. I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow."
In a post on X, Massie said the House would hold a first vote on Tuesday on a procedural motion to kill the resolution.
"If we can overcome that effort, we will proceed to a real debate and vote on the Articles of Impeachment," he said.
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