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Watch Live: Confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Trump's secretary of defense pick

Jan 14, 2025 View Original Article
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    6% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    14% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    7% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Hegseth told Megyn Kelly on her podcast in December he would forgo all alcohol if he is confirmed as defense secretary.Hegseth's prospects improved once Trump backed him publicly in his first post-election broadcast interview, invited him to the Army-Navy game last month and urged GOP lawmakers to get in line.
44% : Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense, will answer questions Tuesday in a public hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
42% : Trump supporters have also dismissed news reports about his past behavior, saying the information has come primarily from anonymous sources.

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