Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'
Republican congressman files articles against Defense Secretary, drawing ire from former president.
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Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'
Photograph: CNBC-TV18 (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Representative Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, November 9.
- The impeachment articles cite Hegseth's involvement in the Iran war, the seizure of Nicolás Maduro, and alleged extrajudicial killings.
- Former President Donald Trump publicly denounced Massie, calling him a "stone cold loser" and a "sick" person.
- Trump suggested that Congress should instead consider impeaching officials responsible for the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
68/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
45/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor on Monday, November 9. Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, stated that Hegseth's actions constituted "high crimes and misdemeanors" and that he "knowingly executed and implemented unlawful orders" and "remains a threat to the Constitution."
The impeachment resolution's specific allegations against Hegseth include his role in the Iran war, the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and alleged extrajudicial killings of drug smugglers. Massie, who was defeated in a primary earlier this year by a Trump-backed challenger, is pushing for a House vote on the articles.
In response to Massie's impeachment effort, former President Donald Trump called Massie a "stone cold loser" and a "sick" person. Trump also defended Hegseth, stating that he "won two wars" and that he would stand by him. Trump suggested that Congress should instead consider impeaching officials responsible for the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.
Disagreements in reporting
CNBC-TV18 reported that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries supports the measure and that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer endorsed the impeachment push, stating Hegseth must stand trial. The Daily Boulder reported that Trump claimed the United States had made "hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars" in profit from the Iran war, offering no further explanation for the figure. None of the other reports mention these specific claims or statements from Jeffries or Schumer.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the specific claims made by former President Donald Trump regarding the United States making "hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars" in profit from the Iran war, as reported by The Daily Boulder. Additionally, none of the right-rated reports mention the statements of support for the impeachment measure from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries or Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, which were included in the CNBC-TV18 report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 8 times, most recently on 10 Nov 2026, 04:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'
The Daily Boulder — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The Daily Boulder, the sole left-rated report, focused on former President Donald Trump's reaction to the impeachment effort. It highlighted Trump's personal attacks on Representative Thomas Massie, quoting him calling Massie a "stone cold loser" and a "sick" person. The report also detailed Trump's suggestion that Congress should impeach officials responsible for past wars, framing it as a "bizarre demand" and a "detour" from Massie's specific allegations.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from CNBC-TV18, dailymail.com, Times of India, WLTReport, and Tribune India all led with Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment bid against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. They prominently featured Donald Trump's strong condemnation of Massie, using phrases such as "stone cold loser" and "total loser." CNBC-TV18 also included details about the impeachment resolution's grounds and potential political implications, noting that Republican leaders opposed the timing. These reports also mentioned Hegseth's defense of his actions and Trump's support for him.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser' left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser' biased?
- Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser' is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Massie impeaches Hegseth; Trump calls Massie 'loser'?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What are the reasons for the impeachment attempt against Pete Hegseth?
- Representative Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The grounds cited include Hegseth's involvement in the Iran war, the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and alleged extrajudicial killings of drug smugglers.
- How did Donald Trump react to the impeachment effort?
- Former President Donald Trump publicly denounced Representative Thomas Massie, calling him a "stone cold loser" and a "sick" person. Trump also defended Secretary Hegseth, stating he "won two wars" and suggested Congress should consider impeaching officials responsible for past conflicts like the Vietnam and Iraq wars.
- Which political sides covered this story?
- The story was covered by outlets rated as left and right. No centre-rated outlets reported on this specific event. The left-rated report focused on Trump's reaction, while the right-rated reports highlighted Massie's impeachment bid and Trump's condemnation of Massie.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Trump slams Massie as 'total loser' for trying to impeach Hegseth (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
dailymail.com — is dailymail.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'Something wrong with him...': Trump blasts Thomas Massie over Hegseth impeachment (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Republican Thomas Massie launches bid to impeach Defence Secy Pete Hegseth (opens CNBC-TV18 in a new tab)
- “Stone-Cold Loser”: President Trump Torches Massie as House Republicans Warn Impeachment Vote Against Hegseth MIGHT PASS (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Pete Hegseth won two wars: Trump defends War Secretary against impeachment push, slams Massie as loser - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
Tribune India — is Tribune India biased? Our profile of this outlet
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