Kevin Nash wanted Pete Hegseth out of office before this week, and what happened on Veterans Day clearly didn’t improve his opinion. After Hegseth survived an impeachment push in the House and was then reprimanded by a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the WWE Hall of Famer absolutely unloaded on him.
Nash took to Twitter after footage circulated from Arlington National Cemetery and went scorched earth on Hegseth. He referenced both the failed impeachment effort and the Veterans Day incident before telling the Defense Secretary to resign.
“Hey @PeteHegseth the house brings impeachment proceedings yesterday and 11 Democrats no show. Then on Veterans Day you’re told to show respect at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Your 7 star confederate pocket square and sophomoric behavior just ingrains what a f****** piece of s*** you are. Resign it’s just a matter of time. F***** tool”
The Arlington incident happened after a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on November 11. Hegseth was with his wife and senior Pentagon advisers near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when a sentinel intervened and reminded the group that visitors are expected to maintain silence and respect at the site.
That came immediately after Hegseth faced an impeachment effort led by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie. Current CNN coverage confirms that Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth and that House Republicans moved to block the effort.
Nash had actually called for Hegseth’s impeachment before any of that happened. During the November 9 episode of Kliq This, Nash argued that Democrats shouldn’t spend the next two years consumed by political revenge against Donald Trump, but he singled out Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as three administration officials he believed should be removed.
“Okay, here’s some things. I said this was a list, and it wasn’t in any degree of importance. I did have three impeachments. I said that you have to impeach Hegseth, Patel, and RFK Jr. Like, they’ve got to be gone.”
Hegseth was already the one Nash seemed particularly convinced could face serious trouble. He suggested there were Republicans willing to turn against the Defense Secretary and believed impeachment was becoming a genuine possibility.
“Well, I think that the reason that they went on hiatus so quickly before the—because he was on his way to being impeached, and I think there was enough Republicans at that point that were going to f****** dump him. So I think he needs to be gone.”
Nash has never been particularly shy about his politics, but this wasn’t exactly a carefully worded policy disagreement. He wanted Hegseth gone before this week, and after Veterans Day, he made damn sure nobody had to guess how he feels about him now.
What do you make of Kevin Nash’s latest attack on Pete Hegseth after the Veterans Day incident? Let us know what you think in the comments.
