Senator Chris Coons shared his unfiltered reaction to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s stance on recent military operations.
Chris Coons reacted to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon press briefing with a post on X on November 10, 2026. The press briefing was an opportunity for the Secretary of War to defend himself from his critics and from those who are trying to get him impeached. After hearing Hegseth’s stance on his military operations, Coons wrote the following caption on his post:
“I would do it again” about an operation that accidentally killed 160 schoolgirls is exactly why Hegseth isn’t fit to lead our military.“
Coons is a Delaware Democrat who was first elected in 2010. The senator has pressed the Pentagon over the February 28 school strike in Minab. The civilian casualties were enough reason for Coons to speak up and share his thoughts about Hegseth’s ability to make decisions for the military.
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Senator Chris Coons Reacts to Pete Hegseth’s Stance on His Military Actions
At the podium, Hegseth framed the impeachment drive as a policy fight, not a question of high crimes. He said his record as Secretary of War had produced results worth defending.
“President Trump gave this Department what it has not had in a generation, a Commander-in-Chief with the courage to lead and the resolve to win. I stand behind every one of these operations. I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow.”
Other Democrats went further. Representative Sara Jacobs, whose district includes San Diego, said she would vote to impeach. She cited the Iran war, the Yemen strikes, and lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Meanwhile, former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also supports the idea of impeaching Hegseth. She called the school deaths war crimes that demanded accountability. The former congresswoman simplified her argument that killing is wrong, and Hegseth should be held responsible for the lives lost. Nevertheless, Coons believes Hegseth’s willingness to repeat the operation is a sign of him being unfit to lead the military.
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