--- title: "🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!! transcript | MeidasTouch | Reclip.Me" description: "Full transcript of \"🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as…\" from MeidasTouch, November 10, 2026. 15 min, 2,538 words, timestamped. 8 notable quotes and 23 mentions…" canonical: https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript --- Transcript # 🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!! From [MeidasTouch](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch) · [Episode page](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc) · [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wt9u-Zv9J4) November 10, 2026 · 15 min · 2,538 words · 22 timestamped sections This is the full, timestamped transcript of "🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!!", an episode of MeidasTouch published November 10, 2026 (15 min, about 2,538 words). It mentions 23 people, works and ideas, including Pete Hegseth, Jim Harbaugh, Impeachment of Pete Hegseth, Veterans Day March on the Capitol, Congress. ## What this episode is about The piece argues that a new wave of veteran lawmakers will hold the defense leadership accountable, including pushing for impeachment of Pete Hexath, as part of a broader voter-driven demand for accountability in government. It also promotes a Veterans Day march to support this impeachment effort. ## Key takeaways - Vets shifting from battlefield to Capitol Hill redefines accountability as a non-negotiable baseline, not a party line flourish. - Accountability framing weaponizes exit polls—corruption tops concerns, reframing impeachment as a governance duty, not revenge. - The ‘blue wave’ becomes a demand economy: turnout buys structural change, not just symbolic victory. - Impeachment rhetoric meets veteran pragmatism: ethic of service drives vigilance beyond partisan theater. - Veterans as political entrepreneurs blur lines between moral authority and policy leverage, insisting on durable reform, not slogans. ## Who speaks in this episode? - [Ken Horbal](https://reclip.me/speaker/ken-horbal) (Host) · 9 min speaking - [Chris Goldsmith](https://reclip.me/speaker/chris-goldsmith) (Guest) · 5 min speaking ## What is discussed, and when 1. [0:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=0) – 3:00: [Congress](https://reclip.me/concept/congress), [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3), [Kris Goldsmith](https://reclip.me/person/kris-goldsmith), [Impeachment of Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/concept/impeachment-of-pete-hegseth) 2. [3:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=180) – 6:00: [Congress](https://reclip.me/concept/congress), [Jim Harbaugh](https://reclip.me/person/jim-harbaugh-3), [Veterans Day March on the Capitol](https://reclip.me/event/veterans-day-march-on-the-capitol), [Richard Ojeda](https://reclip.me/person/richard-ojeda) 3. [6:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=360) – 9:00: [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3), [Jim Harbaugh](https://reclip.me/person/jim-harbaugh-3), [Congress](https://reclip.me/concept/congress), [MeidasTouch](https://reclip.me/media/meidastouch) 4. [9:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=540) – 12:00: [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3), [Valor Media Network](https://reclip.me/company/valor-media-network), [Jim Harbaugh](https://reclip.me/person/jim-harbaugh-3), [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8) 5. [12:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=720) – 15:00: [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3), [Congress](https://reclip.me/concept/congress), [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8), [Fox News](https://reclip.me/entity/109875) 6. [15:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=900) – 15:29: [Ron Filipkowski](https://reclip.me/person/ron-filipkowski) ## Notable quotes from "🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!!" - > World protected by an utterly subservient Congress. We changed that last Tuesday. One of the groups of incoming new members of Congress that I am most excited about is the… *about [Jim Harbaugh](https://reclip.me/person/jim-harbaugh-3) · at [0:09](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=9)* - > Chris, we had a massive blue wave, blue tsunami, but it's more than that. It is it's a demand. It's not a mandate. It is a demand from the American voter for change and for… *about [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3) · at [1:51](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=111)* - > As kind of an interstate ticket. Three of them got elected to Congress. We've got Rebecca Bennett from New Jersey. We've got Joanna Mendoza from Arizona. And my, Congresswoman elect Kate Connley. *about [Bob Bennett](https://reclip.me/person/bob-bennett) · at [2:58](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=178)* - > Why, again, I know folks who've seen me on your show before know what I'm going to say. The Veterans Day Democracy March is incredibly important. *about [Veterans Day March on the Capitol](https://reclip.me/event/veterans-day-march-on-the-capitol) · at [4:02](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=242)* - > The morning after, but still middle of the night, and saying, Dad, we won. you lived long enough to see your son elected to Congress. *about [Richard Ojeda](https://reclip.me/person/richard-ojeda) · at [6:14](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=374)* - > And what our deployed service members and their families were left to endure with no warning. Valor Media Network brings you these stories when no one else will or can. Check out the link below to be part of our mission. Thanks. *about [Valor Media Network](https://reclip.me/company/valor-media-network) · at [8:40](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=520)* - > Cutting their military careers short because of the politicization of the military. Who is politicizing the military? Donald Trump and Pete Hexath. *about [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8) · at [10:37](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=637)* - > Officials in the history of the United States who have been held accountable in a real way. And we can't allow members of Congress, Democrats, or Thomas Mafy Massie, the… *about [Congressman Thomas Massie](https://reclip.me/person/congressman-thomas-massie) · at [13:38](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=818)* ## Who and what is mentioned in this episode? ### People - [Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/person/pete-hegseth-3) — Person · Primary target of accountability · 10 mentions · first at [0:35](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=35) Correct full name and resolve alias variant to ensure consistent identification - [Jim Harbaugh](https://reclip.me/person/jim-harbaugh-3) — Person · Host · 4 mentions · first at [0:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=0) Canonical spelling; alias 'Ken Horbal' noted only as optional alias - [Kris Goldsmith](https://reclip.me/person/kris-goldsmith) — Person · Guest / Organizer · 2 mentions · first at [1:21](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=81) Standardize to verified name; alias retained if needed The registration link is below. Please join us. Chris will be leading it. He's an Army combat vet, the founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, and the president of Valor Media Network. Here's our conversation. - [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8) — Person · Referenced political figure / Criticized · 2 mentions · first at [10:43](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=643) Referenced as aligned with Pete Hegseth and accused of politicizing the military; cited as part of the motivation for accountability and impeachment efforts. - [Richard Ojeda](https://reclip.me/person/richard-ojeda) — Person · Referenced veteran / Newly elected member's family anecdote · 1 mention · first at [5:49](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=349) Standardize spelling; alias may be included - [Bob Bennett](https://reclip.me/person/bob-bennett) — Person · Referenced newly elected veteran · 1 mention · first at [3:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=180) Named as one of the Hellcats (women veterans) elected to Congress; cited as part of the incoming cohort expected to push accountability. - [Joanna Mendoza](https://reclip.me/person/joanna-mendoza) — Person · Referenced newly elected veteran · 1 mention · first at [3:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=180) Named as a member of the Hellcats group of women veterans elected to Congress who are expected to pursue accountability agendas. Ticket. Three of them got elected to Congress. We've got Rebecca Bennett from New Jersey. We've got Joanna Mendoza from Arizona. And my, Congresswoman elect Kate Connley. - [Fred Wellman](https://reclip.me/person/fred-wellman) — Person · Referenced newly elected veteran · 1 mention · first at [3:16](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=196) Mentioned as an example of newly elected veterans joining Congress who are trusted by the speakers and part of the wave of accountability-focused members. So, these are all a bunch of badasses. We've got Fred Wellman, who, is has been a mentor to me. - [Timothy David Snyder](https://reclip.me/person/timothy-david-snyder) — Person · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at [3:44](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=224) Quoted as an authority suggesting celebration is appropriate after the election win; used to contextualize the emotional tone of the hosts/guests. Feels good about this, right? If whether it's you're looking at political psychologists or historians, people like Timothy Snyder are reminding us that we need to take time to celebrate. Right? - [Congressman Thomas Massie](https://reclip.me/person/congressman-thomas-massie) — Person · Referenced lawmaker · 1 mention · first at [13:50](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=830) Standardize to correct spelling - [Barack Obama](https://reclip.me/person/barack-obama) — Person · Referenced figure · 1 mention · first at [5:20](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=320) Referenced to evoke the phrase 'happy warrior' as used by Obama to describe political temperament; provides emotional framing in the episode. I finally understand in a visceral way what Obama meant by the happy warrior because this has been a grind for I mean years for years. And seeing not just a light at the end of the tunnel, but the. - [Ron Filipkowski](https://reclip.me/person/ron-filipkowski) — Person · Referenced contributor · 1 mention · first at [15:15](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=915) Primary source of daily recaps and Substack updates; potential variant spelling noted. Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscribers to our Substack at midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Philipski, ad free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content. ### Companies & orgs - [Valor Media Network](https://reclip.me/company/valor-media-network) — Company · Supporting organization / Media partner · 4 mentions · first at [1:46](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=106) Veteran-run media organization led by Kris Goldsmith; worked with MeidasTouch on reporting and is promoted as part of the impeachment/accountability campaign and as a place to support. - [Veterans Fighting Fascism](https://reclip.me/company/veterans-fighting-fascism) — Company · Organizing group / Event promoter · 1 mention · first at [1:44](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=104) Organizes and promotes the Veterans Day march and related activities; linked to Task Force Butler and VALOR Media Network. The registration link is below. Please join us. Chris will be leading it. He's an Army combat vet, the founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, and the president of Valor Media Network. Here's our conversation. - [Task Force Butler](https://reclip.me/company/task-force-butler) — Company · Affiliated organization · 1 mention · first at [1:42](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=102) Change type from company to organization The registration link is below. Please join us. Chris will be leading it. He's an Army combat vet, the founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, and the president of Valor Media Network. Here's our conversation. - [Common Defense](https://reclip.me/company/common-defense) — Company · Referenced organization / research source · 1 mention · first at [10:25](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=625) Change type from company to organization The majority common defense a progressive veterans organization just released the results of a survey where they hold active duty troops and they found that a majority of currently. - [Lockheed Martin](https://reclip.me/company/lockheed-martin) — Company · Referenced defense contractor · 1 mention · first at [14:03](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=843) Mentioned as a potential employer and topic of discussion related to post-government employment; used as a cautionary example. The there is no justice unless justice is done. We can't say, Oh, you can resign your position and go work at Lockheed Martin. Go ahead. Go make millions and millions of… ### Concepts & topics - [Impeachment of Pete Hegseth](https://reclip.me/concept/impeachment-of-pete-hegseth) — Concept · Core topic · 1 mention · first at [0:49](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=49) The episode argues impeachment (and potential Senate conviction/disqualification) is necessary even if Hegseth resigns or is fired; frames the Veterans Day march demand. Even if he resigns or is fired, the Congress must still impeach him and forward articles to the Senate for conviction. This mouse of a man for all the damage he has done to the military,. - [Congress](https://reclip.me/concept/congress) — Concept · Institution / Decision-maker · 7 mentions · first at [0:11](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=11) Correcting type to organization/institution World protected by an utterly subservient Congress. We changed that last Tuesday. One of the groups of incoming new members of Congress that I am most excited about is the… ### Places & events - [Veterans Day March on the Capitol](https://reclip.me/event/veterans-day-march-on-the-capitol) — Event · Event / Mobilization · 1 mention · first at [4:07](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=247) Primary event being promoted in the episode — a Veterans Day march on November 11 at 1 p.m. on the Capitol lawn to demand impeachment and accountability for Pete Hegseth and Defense Department leadership. ### Media & podcasts - [MeidasTouch](https://reclip.me/media/meidastouch) — Media · Producer / Platform · 2 mentions · first at [0:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=0) Org name; consider as organization rather than company It's Ken Horbal with the Midas Touch Network. Life is about to get very real for the Trump administration. It has been allowed to inhabit this fantasy world protected by an utterly. ### Sponsors - [Fox News](https://reclip.me/entity/109875) — Company · Referenced media supporter of Hegseth · 2 mentions · first at [8:05](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=485) Media outlet referenced; acceptable as organization Because allowing the man to either resign or get fired and go back to a life, as a Fox News propagandist without any negative impact on his life after he has treated thousands and thousands of service members and military families with. - [SnapStream](https://reclip.me/sponsor/snapstream) — Sponsor · Episode sponsor · 3 mentions · first at [0:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=0) Sponsor mentioned in episode as the tool MeidasTouch uses to record and clip news; includes an explicit call to action to get a free trial. MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. ## Full transcript with timestamps [0:00](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=0) It's Ken Horbal with the Midas Touch Network. Life is about to get very real for the Trump administration. It has been allowed to inhabit this fantasy world protected by an utterly subservient Congress. We changed that last Tuesday. One of the groups of incoming new members of Congress that I am most excited about is the veterans. I have talked to all of them. You have met most of them on this show and I am telling you now they are bringing the same fighting spirit they had in uniform into their new jobs. One of their top priorities will be finally holding the leadership of the defense department accountable. Starting with Pete Hexath. [0:38](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=38) The election of this new wave of representatives isn't just a mandate. It's a demand by voters. For veterans especially, accountability for Pete Hexath for what he has done is non-negotiable. He must be impeached. Even if he resigns or is fired, the Congress must still impeach him and forward articles to the Senate for conviction. This mouse of a man for all the damage he has done to the military, to the country, to the world deserves no less. He does not get to ride off into the sunset without the stain of impeachment and the intendent consequences following him wherever he goes. One of the consequences of a Senate conviction potentially is a prohibition on ever holding federal office again. Think about that. I asked Chris Goldmith to join me to talk about this and about the Veterans Day march on November 11th when thousands of us and our civilian supporters will gather to demand Hexath's impeachment. That kicks [1:35](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=95) off at 1 p.m. in front of the capital. The registration link is below. Please join us. Chris will be leading it. He's an Army combat vet, the founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, and the president of Valor Media Network. Here's our conversation. Chris, we had a massive blue wave, blue tsunami, but it's more than that. It is it's a demand. It's not a mandate. It is a demand from the American voter for change and for accountability. I knew it would happen, but the pronosticator saying that this was an election about the price of things. Yeah, maybe partly. [2:14](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=134) But it was a rejection of the politics of Trump. It was a rejection of the aesthetic of Trumpism. It was a wholesale rejection of MAGA and it was a demand for accountability. We know that because the voters told us the number one issue in exit polls was corruption. It was actually corruption and no one embodies that more. corruption and incompetence than Pete Hexth. And we are so very lucky that part of this incoming wave of newly elected members of Congress includes some really badass veterans. Veterans that we know well and who are, I think, going to deliver for us. [2:51](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=171) Yeah, I'm I'm really excited that, you know, we've got three of of the Hellcats, um the women veterans who ran, you know, as kind of an interstate ticket. Three of them got elected to Congress. We've got Rebecca Bennett from New Jersey. We've got Joanna Mendoza uh from Arizona. And my, you know, uh, Congresswoman elect um, Kate Connley. So, these these are all a bunch of badasses. We've got Fred Wellman, who, you know, is has been a a mentor to me. [3:22](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=202) I told not to run for for 20 years. Um, just just got elected in, you know, deep red deep red Missouri. And I I am so excited because I know and I trust these people and I hope that that uh the audience feels good about this, right? If if whether it's you're looking at political psychologists or historians, people like Timothy Snyder are reminding us that we need to take time to celebrate. Right? For me, that that was, you know, having having a beer or two uh on on Wednesday night, right? job. Job well done. But I'm ready to go back to work. And that's why, you know, again, I I know folks who've seen me on your show before know what I'm going to say. The Veterans Day Democracy March is incredibly important. [4:12](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=252) If you're in or near the DC area, please show up. If you're anywhere in the United States and you've got the means to make it to Washington DC on Veterans Day at 100 p.m. Eastern, we are going to be right outside the capital on the Capitol lawn. Our permit was just approved. So, it's it's official. This thing is going. We have a bunch of members of Congress who were who were just elected, some sitting members of Congress. You know, their schedules are are going to be a little bit crazy. Uh but I think that if you come you are going to be really excited about the energy not just of the crowd, not just of us, not just of the grassroots, but of these newly elected leaders who are us who who have been with us for years who yeah now have this position of power, but they're every bit as angry and as energized in the most positive way [5:10](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=310) as as all of us are. So, I I hope that people are psyched about this. I finally understand in a visceral way what Obama meant by the happy warrior because this has been a grind for I mean years for years. And seeing not just a light at the end of the tunnel, but the the possibility that we might be able to see some real structural changes, some real accountability. I have not been this hopeful in a very long time. And you're right, part of it is because of the the people themselves, the character of those who were just elected, the vets foremost among them, the Hellcats, Fred, Richard Oja, uh, who I've had on this show many times. I don't know if folks saw uh I might get choked up here. I lost my dad last year, but Richard's dad died a couple of days after he was elected. He is suffering from a long bout of Parkinson's. And Richard posted this video of him going into his dad's hospital room [6:12](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=372) on election night. It might have been the the the morning after, but you know, still middle of the night, and saying, "Dad, we won." You know, you lived long enough to see your son elected to Congress. [6:35](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=395) Mama, your son made it to Congress. We did it. And these guys and gals, uh, these men and women are not going to waste that. They know the assignment. They know the responsibility they've been charged with. And I'm going to get real specific, Chris, because this is going to start to come to a head. We had prepared this Veterans Day March to demand that our newly elected reps be seated, to demand that democracy be honored and respected and the will of the people be reflected in the seating of those electeds. We've pivoted. We've pivoted a little because this election was too big to rig as we said it had to be. [7:24](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=444) Uh too big to rig. We are going to see a Democratic House. And now on Veterans Day, we're talking about our top priority, accountability at the Pentagon, impeaching Pete Hexath. [7:39](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=459) Yeah. And and what I want for folks to think about now, I I know that a lot of Democrats who are currently in office, who've been in office for a while, look at the word impeachment and they think like, "Oh, no. We can't touch the hot stove again." You need you need to get your oven mitts on and and grab it. Right. It is important to impeach Pete Hegsth because allowing the man to either resign or get fired and go back to a life, you know, as a Fox News propagandist without any negative impact on his life after he has treated thousands and thousands of service members and military families with with not just disregard, but absolute disdain and dis and disrespect. [8:25](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=505) Hey, it's Ken. Quick break to ask for your help in supporting Valor Media Network. It was our correspondents working with Midas Touch and Aaron Parnos who broke the story about the Defense Department's cover up of the massive damage done to US bases overseas and what our deployed service members and their families were left to endure with no warning. Valor Media Network brings you these stories when no one else will or can. Check out the link below to be part of our mission. Thanks. Early morning, San Diego. One van, one team, and a job to do. When the USS Abraham Lincoln came home, the vets of Valor Media Network were there to welcome her crew. Every family on that pier was counting the days. And every sailor was ready for that deployment to end. But their duty, our duty, never ends. We swore an oath to the Constitution, not to a party, not to a person. And that oath didn't end when we [9:20](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=560) took off the uniform. So, we're still showing up in Washington where the decisions get made. In Minneapolis, in every place where democracy needs defending. Balor is a network built by veterans, soldiers and sailors, marines and airmen, officers and enlisted, having the conversations that matter about democracy, about national security, about the kind of leadership worth following. And we don't just talk, we pack the boxes. We drive the van. We stand on the pier because our commitment to serving others didn't come with an expiration date. This is Valor Media Network. Watch, subscribe, and join us. [10:01](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=601) He allowed sailors to starve in the 21st century, the United States of America. He he talks about how we're back. The the Navy, you know, the military was broken until I got here. No, that is the opposite of the case. He has broken our current military and he has sabotaged our readiness for a generation. The majority common defense uh a progressive veterans organization just released the results of a survey where they hold active duty troops and they found that a majority of currently serving troops are thinking about cutting their military careers short because of the politicization of the military. Who is politicizing the military? Donald Trump and Pete Hexath. [10:45](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=645) They have been deploying the military to to Washington DC and to other states and cities around the country to to use it as an occupying force and and with the intent of frightening Americans and denying us our constitutional rights. That is why thousands of veterans and I want to emphasize this again, civilian supporters are joining us in Washington DC on November 11th for 1:00 start time on the Capitol lawn. We are going to demand that Pete Hegsth be held accountable. That means that if he gets fired or if he gets um if if he's allowed to resign, you know, before even this episode goes live, like that is very possible. He still needs to be impeached. He doesn't need the last time a secretary of war, an actual secretary of war was impeached, the guy tried to resign to avoid it back in the 1800s. He tried to resign to avoid it. him [11:41](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=701) held here uh held held him accountable. Anyway, he was still impeached. He did go to a Senate trial, right? So, there is precedent and it is important that Pete Hexth be held accountable not just for what's going on in Iran, not just for the the military families that were abandoned in Bahrain as their their uh as the military members who who brought them there were evacuated by this Pentagon. again, leaving children to get bombed, taking their uh their fathers away. Those boat strikes, the murder where he he doubled down in that in that video that he released, right, who was standing in front of the the Department of War sign talking about what a tough guy he is and he's talking about like drug dealers need to die. It's well, we have a system of laws in the United States and you are violating them. You cannot murder people domestically or internationally. That violates American law and yes, international law. So, he [12:44](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=764) needs to be impeached. He needs to be held accountable. And after conviction, all it takes is 50% of of the Senate. Doesn't take a super majority. 50% of the Senate just has to say, "We are disqualifying you from holding a position of privilege in the United States ever again." Because Pete Haggath wants to be a senator. Pete Hexath wants to run for president and he does have he's very very unpopular but he does have Fox News at his back. He does have O and all of the other right-wing propagandists. He does Donald Trump loves him. If Donald Trump didn't love him, he would have fired him as soon as he, you know, became a a drag on on his poll numbers, right? We need to make sure that Pete Hegsth goes that that name goes down in infamy. [13:32](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=812) That historians teach about how Pete Hegsth is one of the highest ranking officials in the history of the United States who have been held accountable in a real way. And we can't allow members of Congress, Democrats, or or Thomas Mafy Massie, the Republican who's who's, you know, was the first to introduce uh articles of impeachment to back down. The there is no justice unless justice is done. We can't say, "Oh, you can you can resign your position and go work at Lockheed Martin. Go ahead. Go make millions and millions of dollars, you know, off of your former title." because that is what will happen if we allow him to just get fired or resign. He is going to make millions and millions and millions of dollars off of his access and and we cannot allow that to happen. [14:25](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=865) Lots to come, Chris. We're going to kick it off with the Veterans March for Democracy. I think that's still the name we're going with, but this is a demand for accountability at the Defense Department. And uh I mean I know the veterans out there get it because the energy is palpable, but let me just assure everyone else that the ground swell of uh the the the clamoring, deafening demand for accountability at the Defense Department, you're going to see on display on Veterans Day on the National Mall. We'll put all the links down below. Please join us if you can. [15:02](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=902) If uh you can't show up in person, click on the link. We can still use your help in other ways. Um, but yeah, Chris, I'll see you in a couple days. [15:10](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/hegseth-gets-more-bad-news-as-veterans-head-to-dc/transcript?t=910) See you soon, brother. Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscribers to our Substack at midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Philipski, ad free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content only available at midasplus.com. ## Questions about this episode ### Who speaks in "🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!!"? Ken Horbal (Host), Chris Goldsmith (Guest). ### What is "🚨 Hegseth Gets MORE BAD NEWS as VETERANS HEAD TO DC!!!" about? The piece argues that a new wave of veteran lawmakers will hold the defense leadership accountable, including pushing for impeachment of Pete Hexath, as part of a broader voter-driven demand for accountability in government. It also promotes a Veterans Day march to support this impeachment effort. ### What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode? 23 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Pete Hegseth, Jim Harbaugh, Impeachment of Pete Hegseth, Veterans Day March on the Capitol, Congress, Kris Goldsmith. 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