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Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was involved in 2017 sexual assault probe: Police

  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    34% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -64% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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-22% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The Defense secretary position requires Senate confirmation, though Trump has floated the idea of using "recess appointments" which would allow for temporary approval quicker.
14% : "What to know: Sex trafficking allegations follow Matt Gaetz after attorney general selectionWho is Pete Hegseth?Trump raised eyebrows when he named Hegseth as his Defense secretary pick, as he broke the tradition of filling the position with Pentagon chiefs with long resumes in government.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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