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Mediaite: YIKES: Just 17% of Americans Approve of Pete Hegseth Pick [View all]
Mediaite - YIKES: Just 17% of Americans Approve of Pete Hegseth Pick
Isaac SchorrDec 13th, 2024, 1:50 pm
A new survey from the Associated Press and National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago suggests that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, has almost no popular support.
According to the poll, only 17% of those surveyed said that they approved of Hegseth’s nomination, while more than double, 36%, disapprove.
Director of National Intelligence-designate Tulsi Gabbard and would-be Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are also unpopular, boasting underwater approval ratings of 21%-29% and 30%-42%, respectively. Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is more popular at 31%-31%.
In general, just 27% of the public is confident in Trump’s “ability to appoint well-qualified individuals to his cabinet and other high-level positions,” while 55% say they are not confident. The poll of 1,251 American adults carries a margin of error of 3.7%
The results are particularly bad news for Hegseth, whose chances of being confirmed have been impaired by a series of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and rumors about a drinking problem.
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Isaac SchorrDec 13th, 2024, 1:50 pm
A new survey from the Associated Press and National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago suggests that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, has almost no popular support.
According to the poll, only 17% of those surveyed said that they approved of Hegseth’s nomination, while more than double, 36%, disapprove.
Director of National Intelligence-designate Tulsi Gabbard and would-be Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are also unpopular, boasting underwater approval ratings of 21%-29% and 30%-42%, respectively. Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is more popular at 31%-31%.
In general, just 27% of the public is confident in Trump’s “ability to appoint well-qualified individuals to his cabinet and other high-level positions,” while 55% say they are not confident. The poll of 1,251 American adults carries a margin of error of 3.7%
The results are particularly bad news for Hegseth, whose chances of being confirmed have been impaired by a series of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and rumors about a drinking problem.
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Most people realize a drunk christofascist with the nuclear keys is a bad idea.
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