Donald Trump, the U.S. president, in reaction to the failure of the attempt to impeach Pete Hegseth, the country’s defense minister, in the House of Representatives, wrote on Truth Social that America’s victories in the wars in Iran and Venezuela, the registration of the highest-ever number of troop enlistments in the history of the armed forces, and the high morale of the service members have led to the acquittal of Hegseth.

Trump added: “The Democrats’ attempt to impeach Pete Hegseth failed in a disgraceful way. Every Republican voted in favor of Pete, except Thomas Massie, who is a great loser.” He also accused the Democrats of misusing U.S. institutions and called for their actions to be stopped.

On Tuesday, August 19, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill referring impeachment charges against Hegseth to the judiciary committee with 211 votes in favor against 204 votes against, effectively halting his impeachment process. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican representative, was the only Republican who opposed this measure.