唐纳德·特朗普总统周四表示，他打算让国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯留任，因为共和党众议员托马斯·马西准备重新提出对赫格塞斯的弹劾决议。
“我非常想留住他，”特朗普说。
特朗普承认接到过对赫格塞斯不满的人的电话，但他说，“我接到过这些电话，你知道，是关于他的。我不明白为什么。”
他的评论是在猜测Hegseth正在关注共和党参议员Marsha Blackburn即将空出的田纳西州席位的情况下发表的，特朗普预测国防部长在该州将“非常受欢迎”。特朗普还承认，与伊朗的战争导致共和党在中期选举中惨败。
特朗普还承认，在民主党人明年1月接管之前，确认海格塞斯的替代者会更容易一些——因为民主党人表示，他们将利用他们新的国会多数对他进行潜在的调查。
美国广播公司新闻周三晚上采访了马西关于他的弹劾决议。他说，他打算在周一或周二推出该法案，并相信会有足够多的共和党叛逃者通过该法案。
今年9月，在特朗普支持一名对手后，马西在今年早些时候输掉了初选，他站在众议院地板上超过67分钟，大声朗读了他长达34页的决议，其中有八条弹劾条款。
“赫格塞斯部长的行为违背了他作为国防部长的信任，颠覆了宪法政府，对法律和正义的事业造成了极大的损害，对美利坚合众国人民造成了明显的伤害，”马西宣读了决议，认为赫格塞斯将“继续对平民和战争法、美国外交的完整性和宪法构成威胁，如果允许他继续任职，他的行为方式与他的职责和法治严重不符。”
＂因此，彼得·布赖恩·黑格斯授权弹劾和审判，解除职务，并取消在美国担任和享受任何荣誉、信任或盈利职务的资格，＂该决议指出。
马西的弹劾努力在今年早些时候陷入停滞，当时议长迈克·约翰逊在众议院中期休会前取消了剩余的投票。
周四早上被问及该决议时，特朗普回应称马西是一个“非常坏的家伙”。
“马西是一个极具破坏性的家伙，是一个非常坏的家伙，”总统说。
特朗普还表示，他预计参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默和众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯将在某个时候来到白宫，尽管他尚未与他们交谈。
特朗普还表示，他已经与其他民主党人交谈过，但没有指明他们的身份。
“还有其他人——不是他们——而是人民，其他民主党人，他们一直在呼吁。我在那边有朋友。我想我们可以相处。如果我们这样做，对国家有好处。这个国家已经受够了，”他补充道。
Trump says he has ＇every intention＇ to keep Hegseth
President Donald Trump said Thursday he intends to keep Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in his job， as GOP Rep． Thomas Massie prepares to reintroduce an impeachment resolution against Hegseth．
＂I have every intention to keep him，” Trump said．
Trump acknowledged receiving calls from people unhappy with Hegseth， but said， “I get these calls， you know， about him． I don＇t understand why．”
His comments comeamid speculation that Hegseth is eyeingRepublican Sen． Marsha Blackburn＇s soon-to-be-vacated Tennessee seat， Trump predicted the defense secretary would be ＂very popular＂ in the state． Trump also acknowledged that the war with Iran had contributed to Republicans＇ sweeping midterm losses．
Trump also acknowledged it would be easier to confirm a replacement for Hegseth before Democrats take over in January -- as Democrats say they will to use their new congressional majority to potentially investigate him．
ABC News spoke with Massie Wednesday night about his impeachment resolution． He said he intends to introduce it Monday or Tuesday and believes there will be enough Republican defectors to pass it．
In September， Massie， who lost his primary race earlier this year after Trump endorsed an opponent， stood on the House floor for more than 67 minutes reading his sweeping 34-page resolution with eight articles of impeachment aloud．
＂Secretary Hegseth has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Secretary of Defense and subversive of constitutional government， to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice， and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States of America，＂ Massie read from the resolution， contending that Hegseth will ＂remain a threat to civilians and the laws of war， the integrity of United States diplomacy， and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office， and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties and the rule of law．＂
＂Peter Brian Hegseth thus warrants impeachment and trial， removal from office， and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor， trust， or profit under the United States，＂ the resolution states．
Massie＇s impeachment effort stalled earlier this year when Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the remaining floor votes before the chamber broke for its midterm recess．
Asked about the resolution Thursday morning， Trump responded by calling Massie a ＂very bad guy．＂
＂Massie is a guy who is very destructive and is a very bad guy，＂ the president said．
Trump also said he expects Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to come to the White House at some point， though he has not spoken with them yet．
Trump also said he has spoken with other Democrats but did not identify them．
“There are others -- not them -- but people， other Democrats， who have been calling． I have friends over there． I think we can get along． it＇s good for the country if we do． The country has had enough，” he added．
