India, Nov. 10 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday came out in strong support of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, dismissing calls for his impeachment and arguing that his actions in leading the military do not constitute impeachable offenses.

In a post on X, Vance rejected the allegations against Hegseth, questioning the grounds for the impeachment effort and insisting that it was not primarily driven by the administration's military campaign against Iran.

"Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not," Vance wrote.

The vice president, who is seen as a potential Republican presidential contender in 2028, also criticized what he described as the growing politicization of imp...