Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “angling” for Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to appoint him to her Senate seat so he can avoid potential impeachment, Puck reported Sunday.

Blackburn is likely to win her race for Tennessee governor, opening up the post for the rest of her term, which ends in January 2031.

Hegseth and his family set up residence in Tennessee in 2022. Rep. Tim Burchett is also interested in the Senate seat, according to Puck.

Pete Hegseth might have his eye on a Senate seat currently occupied by Marsha Blackburn for a safe haven from potential impeachment, Puck reported.

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The progressive advocacy group MoveOn told HuffPost there might more momentum toward impeaching the secretary than President Donald Trump.

“There’s a lot of ways to hold folks accountable. I think impeachment is one of them, and I think just from the perspective of our members at MoveOn, our members don’t want to take any of those options off the table,” spokesperson Joel Payne said.

Massie’s resolution charges Hegseth with waging war against Iran without congressional approval and an imminent threat, and ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties. He also accuses the Cabinet member of using unauthorized lethal force on suspected drug-smuggling boats.

Some Republicans are hoping Trump could dismiss Hegseth before any impeachment process commences, and some senators “foresee a pathway” for the secretary to step down, Puck’s Leigh Ann Caldwell reported.

The Pentagon pushed back hard at the report.

“These speculations are nothing more than beltway gossip by anonymous sources,” Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson wrote to HuffPost on Monday. “Whoever is feeding you these claims are either badly misinformed or deliberately leading you astray to peddle Fake News. Under President Trump’s leadership, Secretary Hegseth’s singular priority is leading the War Department and delivering on the President’s America First agenda.”