What Americans think about Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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By The Associated Press | ap@dfmdev.com

UPDATED: January 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM EST

About one-third of Americans say they don’t know enough about Hegseth to have an opinion.

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Originally Published: January 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST

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What Americans think about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary pick

A new poll, conducted before the confirmation hearings began, finds only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Hegseth being nominated as the Secretary of Defense.

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