Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls show

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How did the left and right cover Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls…?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 8% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 8% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls… biased?

Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls show is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22 puts his job at risk, polls…?

13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating?

Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating is -22, the lowest among Donald Trump’s cabinet members. The figure comes from polling by Quinnipiac University and Fox News, and CNN analyst Harry Enten said it matches past officials who were later removed from office.

Which outlets reported on Pete Hegseth’s approval rating?

The story was reported by four left-rated outlets (Alternet, The Daily Boulder, Mediaite, The New Republic) and two centre-rated outlets (Cleveland, Political Wire). No right-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports below.

Has Donald Trump commented on Pete Hegseth’s approval rating?

The reports below do not say whether Donald Trump or the White House has commented on Pete Hegseth’s net approval rating of -22. It is unclear whether the administration has considered any action in response to the polling data.