Wednesday Evening, November 4, 2026

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MILITARY.COM REPORTS HEGSETH COULD FACE

 INVESTIGATIONS AND IMPEACHMENT —

MRFF CONTACTED BY HUNDREDS OF SERVICE MEMBERS SUPPORTING SUCH EFFORTS


"I can tell you that what we're seeing is a type of jubilation that I've not seen in at least about 10 years. I think it's fair to say that the expectation from our clients is that they

absolutely want to see Hegseth impeached.


There's no question about that, and they feel that this will knock away some of the arrogance, hubris and swagger of the

Christian nationalists. I want to make it very clear again

that what animates all of this is Christian nationalism."


— Quotes from Military.com by

MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Gilliland

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Gilliland

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Hegseth Remains Defiant as Impeachment Calls Grow Following Democrats' Big Election Night


Hegseth could face investigations and impeachment. Hundreds of service members called an advocacy group on election night supporting such efforts.


By: Nick Mordowanec


Wednesday, November 4, 2026

MRFF Summary:


Following major Democratic victories in the midterm elections, attention is turning to potential congressional investigations and impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.


Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) founder and president Mikey Weinstein told Military.com that hundreds of MRFF clients, from junior enlisted personnel to flag officers worldwide, contacted him following the election results, expressing what he called “a type of jubilation that I've not seen in at least about 10 years.”


Weinstein said MRFF clients “absolutely want to see Hegseth impeached,” believing it would diminish “the arrogance, hubris and swagger of the Christian nationalists.”


Citing Hegseth’s promotion of Christian ideology throughout the military, Weinstein declared: “The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling for the immediate impeachment of Hegseth, and probably other lieutenants, like Matthew Lohmeier and others.”


He emphasized the urgency of accountability: “We still have a Christian nationalist freak in charge of nuclear weapons and drones and conventional weapons, and that has to be corrected immediately.”

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Military.com Deputy Editor Nick Mordowanec was previously a national news and investigative reporter for Newsweek, focusing on U.S. and international politics, immigration, crime, social issues and features over a four-year period. Other coverage has included education, economics, military/defense, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza. His reporting on the opioid epidemic garnered a statewide Michigan Press Association award.

Previous MRFF coverage of Hegseth’s Christian nationalist, misogynistic, racist crusade for an all white, all male, all Christian military

 

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