President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval OfficePresident Trump on Thursday doubled down on his backing for War Secretary Pete Hegseth amid rumors he’s considering a replacement before the next Congress is seated, and as Hegseth faces an impeachment effort as soon as next week. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has said that he will introduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth next week when Congress returns from recess.Hegseth responded to the looming impeachment attempt in a defiant video message on Thursday, touting his reform at the Pentagon and calling on Congress to pass an additional $350 billion in defense funding.He called Massie a “disgruntled, defeated congressman,” and likened his “sham” impeachment attempt to past impeachments of President Trump during his first term. “It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” he said. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”(VIDEO) Hegseth Releases Defiant Statement After Republican Midterm Defeat – Responds to Massie’s Planned Impeachment Vote/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i