{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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CNN data analyst Harry Enten suggested the figure could threaten Hegseth’s position, as previous officials with similar ratings were later dismissed.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T03:46:25.020Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-10T22:18:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T03:46:25.020Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":62,"critic":51,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple digests cite CNN data analyst","critic":"Lacks direct quotes and specific details","hype":"Sensational language in some headlines"}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#TrumpAdministration","#ApprovalRatings","#CabinetReshuffle","#PeteHegseth"],"entities":["Pete Hegseth","Donald Trump","Harry Enten","JD Vance","Robert F. Kennedy Jr.","Quinnipiac University","Fox News"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating stands at -22, the lowest among Donald Trump’s cabinet members.","CNN data analyst Harry Enten said the figure matches past officials who were later removed from office.","Quinnipiac University and Fox News polling data were cited as the source of the approval rating.","No right-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports below."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has the lowest net approval rating of any member of Donald Trump’s cabinet. The figure, reported as -22, comes from polling conducted by Quinnipiac University and Fox News. CNN data analyst Harry Enten said on 9 August 2026 that the rating matches those of previous cabinet members who were later removed from office."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Enten cited former Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose net approval ratings fell to -16 and -22 respectively before they left the administration. Hegseth’s rating is lower than those of Vice President JD Vance (-17) and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (-9), as reported by Mediaite."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The reports below do not say whether Trump has commented on Hegseth’s approval rating or whether any action has been taken regarding his position. It is unclear what steps, if any, the administration has considered in response to the polling data."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests below mention whether the White House has responded to the polling data or whether Trump has commented on Hegseth’s approval rating. 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