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# ![Hegseth Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:hegseth.png) Hegseth

Hegseth's plane made an emergency landing in the UK after a windshield crack, while news outlets are rebuking his new Pentagon press rules.

### About Hegseth
News and commentary about Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Defense Secretary, and related topics.  

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/hegseth/interactions)
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![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  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +1,187%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +33,662%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-09-05  

| Social Network | X         | News    | Reddit    | TikTok    | YouTube   |
| -------------- | -         | ----    | ------    | ------    | -------   |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/hegseth/posts_active)
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![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  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +35,690%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-09-05  

| Social Network | X     | News | Reddit | TikTok | YouTube |
| -------------- | -     | ---- | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Mentions       | XXXXX | XXX  | XXX    | XXX    | XXXXX   |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/hegseth/contributors_active)
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![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 XX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +26,785%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-30  

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

| Creator                                              | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                              | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@nbcnews](/creator/tiktok/nbcnews)                  | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@CNN](/creator/youtube/CNN)                         | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@highbrow_nobrow](/creator/twitter/highbrow_nobrow) | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@nbcnews](/creator/youtube/nbcnews)                 | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@thedamagereport](/creator/youtube/thedamagereport) | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@msnbc](/creator/youtube/msnbc)                     | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@nexta_tv](/creator/twitter/nexta_tv)               | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@dailymail](/creator/tiktok/dailymail)              | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@MyLordBebo](/creator/twitter/MyLordBebo)           | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@dollemore](/creator/youtube/dollemore)             | XX   | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |

[View More](/list/creators/hegseth/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/hegseth/sentiment)
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![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%  
**1 Week**: XX% -XX%  
**1 Month**: XX% -X%  
**6 Months**: XX% +10%  
**1 Year**: XX% -X%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2024-11-02  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-01-31  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Support for Hegseth's Initiatives:** (24%) Positive reactions to Hegseth's policies, particularly regarding drone dominance and military readiness.
- **Support for Trump Administration:** (18%) Praise and support for Trump's administration and its policies on defense and national security.
- **Military Actions and Strategies:** (8%) Positive reactions to military operations and strategic decisions, such as those involving Iran.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Hegseth's Leadership and Decision-Making:** (35%)  Criticism of Pete Hegseth's decisions and actions as Defense Secretary, including pausing weapons shipments to Ukraine and concerns about his qualifications.
- **Character and Fitness:** (19%)  Concerns about the impact of new military policies and personnel choices made under Hegseth, especially in relation to existing concerns about his character and fitness to serve.
- **Foreign Policy and Military Spending:** (11%)  Criticism of the administration's decisions and actions related to military spending, alliances, and foreign policy.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive  | %   | Neutral   | %   | Negative  | %   |
| ------- | --------  | -   | -------   | -   | --------  | -   |
| X       | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | X%  |
| News    | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  |
| Reddit  | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXXXX | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| YouTube | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | X%  |
|         |           |     |           |     |           |     |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% |
  


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**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Hegseth in the last XX hours

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### Top News [#](/topic/hegseth/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Hegseth Wears Tie With Russian Flag Colours At Trump-Zelensky Meet Watch"  
[News Link](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/hegseth-wears-tie-with-russian-flag-colours-at-trump-zelensky-meet-watch/videoshow/124653341.cms) [@timesofindia](/creator/x/timesofindia) 2025-10-18T04:51Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"President Trump Deserves Better: The MAGA Tide Begins to Turn Against Pete Hegseth and His War on the Press Vanity Fair"  
[News Link](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/inside-pete-hegseths-soviet-style-war-on-the-press) [@VanityFair](/creator/x/VanityFair) 2025-10-17T20:38Z 208.1M followers, 4948 engagements


"GOP senators worry about Trump Hegseth shutdown moves"  
[News Link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-senators-worry-trump-hegseth-100000384.html) [@YahooNews](/creator/x/YahooNews) 2025-10-17T19:00Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"Pentagon Blasts Netflix's 'Boots' As "Woke Garbage""  
[News Link](https://deadline.com/2025/10/pentagon-blasts-netflix-boots-woke-garbage-1236590427/) [@xoxo_glenn](/creator/x/xoxo_glenn) 2025-10-17T16:14Z 1.2M followers, 30.1K engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/hegseth/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"🚨⚡ Another American insult to Zelenskyy at the White House: The American war minister Pete Hegseth arrived at the meeting wearing a tie in the colors of the Russian flag 😁 Red blue and white the colors of the Russian tricolor itself While Zelenskyy sits in front of him wearing his black jacket and asks for "Tomahawk missiles".🤡"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mog_russEN/status/1979435277140611113) [@mog_russEN](/creator/x/mog_russEN) 2025-10-18T06:32Z 216.2K followers, 14.4K engagements


"When you meet Sec of War Pete Hegseth at church Christian singer Sean Feucht was also there"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gh50cm8zN8o) [@realmoonlightshow](/creator/youtube/realmoonlightshow) 2025-10-18T05:02Z 54.5K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Hegseth wears a red white and blue tie Completely insane people: OMG red white and blue is a color combination that is famously Russian Normies: What isn't the American flag red whit. Insane people: NO THE ONLY INTERPRETATION IS RUSSIA DON'T YOU SEE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/politicalmath/status/1979412763777859815) [@politicalmath](/creator/x/politicalmath) 2025-10-18T05:02Z 121.6K followers, 6272 engagements


"I see a lot of people talking about Hegseths tie looking like the Russian flag. I dont think theres any hidden signal in fact it wouldnt even cross the minds of most people in the U.S. Blue red and white are American colors and Hegseth is known for often wearing them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/OstapYarysh/status/1979401519608008838) [@OstapYarysh](/creator/x/OstapYarysh) 2025-10-18T04:17Z 96K followers, 14.8K engagements