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# Hegseth

Pete Hegseth is facing scrutiny over alleged war crimes following strikes on alleged drug boats, with reports suggesting victims were waving for help before a second strike. Meanwhile, Saturday Night Live's cold open satirized Hegseth's defense of these actions.

### About Hegseth
Pete Hegseth is a US government official serving as Secretary of Defense.  

### Insights
- hegseth creators is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- hegseth engagements is up 9531.9% from the previous week.
- hegseth mentions is up XXXXXX% from the previous week.
- hegseth posts created is up 5479.9% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:hegseth/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hegseth/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXXXXXXX +9,532%  
X Month: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Months: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +582%  
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-11-24  

Engagements by network (24h):
News: XXXXXXX
Reddit: XXXXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXXXXX
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YouTube: XXXXXXXXX

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:hegseth/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hegseth/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXX +869%  
X Month: XXXXXX +74%  
X Months: XXXXXXX +1.20%  
X Year: XXXXXXX +270%  
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-11-19  

Mentions by network (24h):
News: XXXXX
Reddit: XXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXX
X: XXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXX

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:hegseth/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hegseth/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Hegseth in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXX +650%  
X Month: XXXXXX +47%  
X Months: XXXXXXX +1.10%  
X Year: XXXXXXX +184%  
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-11-24  

The most influential creators that mention Hegseth in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                  | Rank | Followers   | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                  | ---- | ---------   | ----- | ----------- |
| [@MarindaVannoy1](/creator/twitter/MarindaVannoy1)       | X    | XXXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@saturdaynightlive](/creator/youtube/saturdaynightlive) | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@cnn](/creator/tiktok/cnn)                              | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@ImMeme0](/creator/twitter/ImMeme0)                     | X    | XXXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@nbcsnl](/creator/tiktok/nbcsnl)                        | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@FoxNews](/creator/youtube/FoxNews)                     | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@keithedwards](/creator/youtube/keithedwards)           | X    | XXXXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@CNN](/creator/youtube/CNN)                             | X    | XXXXXXXXXX  | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@aaronparnas1](/creator/tiktok/aaronparnas1)            | X    | XXXXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@TheAtlantic](/creator/twitter/TheAtlantic)             | XX   | XXXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |

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### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:hegseth/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/hegseth/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% -X%  
X Month: XX% +10%  
X Months: XX% +8%  
X Year: XX% +13%  
1-Year High: XX% on 2025-01-03  
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-11-20  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Counter-Terrorism Operations: (25%) US military actions against terrorist groups, including strikes against drug-trafficking vessels.
- US-China Military Communications: (20%) Hegseth's efforts to establish direct communication channels with China's defense minister to prevent conflicts.
- US-India Defense Cooperation: (15%) A defense framework agreement between the US and India to bolster military collaboration.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Criticism of 'Woke' Military Culture: (30%) Hegseth's critiques of perceived 'woke' culture and declining physical fitness standards within the military.
- Purge of Generals and Trust Erosion: (10%) Reports of decorated admirals and generals being removed, leading to a perceived decline in trust among senior military leadership.
  

### Top Hegseth News
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Pentagon Picks Google AI Platform for Its Millions of Employees"  
[News Link](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-picks-google-ai-platform-161636445.html) [@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) 2025-12-09T19:25Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video - The Washington Post"  
[News Link](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/08/trump-boat-strike-video/) [@washingtonpost](/creator/x/washingtonpost) 2025-12-09T00:52Z 228.6M followers, 2046 engagements


"Trump Backtracks on Releasing Video of Boat Strike - The New York Times"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-boat-strike-video-hegseth.html) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2025-12-08T22:38Z 228.6M followers, 201.8K engagements


"NDAA requires Hegseth to submit 'unedited video' of boat strikes"  
[News Link](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3910991/ndaa-pete-hegseth-boat-strikes-travel-budget) [@Brady_k6](/creator/x/Brady_k6) 2025-12-08T22:34Z 1412 followers, 2950 engagements



### Top Hegseth Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

""You're gonna learn how to do a pull up in prison you traitorous scum" Protestors heckling Pete Hegseth.👏👏👏🔥🐸✊"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1pi5jxm) [@Czech_Coconut](/creator/reddit/Czech_Coconut) 2025-12-09T20:01Z X followers, 14.1K engagements


"🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth wins in federal court as judges uphold his transgender military ban"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jackunheard/status/1998468974757966121) [@jackunheard](/creator/x/jackunheard) 2025-12-09T19:05Z 161.4K followers, 227.1K engagements


"U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today announced the launch of a new military-focused platform that places the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the hands of all members of the United States Armed Forces currently featuring Google Cloud's Gemini and eventually also xAIs Grok OpenAIs ChatGPT and Anthropics Claude. The future of American warfare is here and it's spelled AI" Hegseth said AI tools present boundless opportunities to increase efficiency and we are thrilled to witness AI's future positive impact across the War Department"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1998464341608374635) [@sentdefender](/creator/x/sentdefender) 2025-12-09T18:46Z 1.7M followers, 136.8K engagements


"Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here and it's spelled AI." He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models starting with Google Gemini directly into the hands of every American warrior.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1998442074757091436) [@MorePerfectUS](/creator/x/MorePerfectUS) 2025-12-09T17:18Z 316.4K followers, 225.2K engagements