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

Trump orders military pay during shutdown, while Hegseth faces backlash over new Pentagon press policy. News outlets and media figures are refusing to comply with the new restrictions.

### About Pete
Social media discussion and news coverage surrounding Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense, and related military and political issues.  

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/pete/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:pete/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pete/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +20%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX +113%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-09-19  

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

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXXX [#](/topic/pete/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:pete/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pete/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXX +63%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2025-09-19  

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

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/pete/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:pete/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pete/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Pete in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +72%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2025-09-19  

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

| Creator                                              | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                              | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@PeteThamel](/creator/twitter/PeteThamel)           | X    | XXXXXXX    | XX    | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@pepperbellypete](/creator/tiktok/pepperbellypete)  | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@PeteNakos_](/creator/twitter/PeteNakos_)           | X    | XXXXXX     | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@highbrow_nobrow](/creator/twitter/highbrow_nobrow) | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@PeteButtigieg](/creator/twitter/PeteButtigieg)     | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@Pete_Collins_](/creator/twitter/Pete_Collins_)     | X    | XXXXX      | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@EricLDaugh](/creator/twitter/EricLDaugh)           | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@celeb](/creator/youtube/celeb)                     | X    | XXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@cnn](/creator/tiktok/cnn)                          | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@kylaschwaberow](/creator/twitter/kylaschwaberow)   | XX   | XXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |

[View More](/list/creators/pete/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/pete/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:pete/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/pete/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +2%  
**1 Month**: XX% -X%  
**6 Months**: XX% +19%  
**1 Year**: XX% no change  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-01-02  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2024-10-22  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Support for Hegseth's Military Reforms:** (35%) Posts express support for Hegseth's efforts to reform the military, focusing on a return to traditional values and a focus on warfighting.
- **Praise for Trump and Hegseth's Actions:** (20%) Posts express support for Trump's actions and Hegseth's leadership, particularly regarding the military and national security.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Criticism of Hegseth's Policies:** (30%)  Posts criticize Hegseth's policies, particularly his stance on diversity, inclusion, and grooming standards, with concerns about their impact on the military.
- **Concerns about Trump's Influence:** (15%)  Posts express concerns about Trump's influence on the military and his potential for misuse of power.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive   | %   | Neutral    | %   | Negative  | %   |
| ------- | --------   | -   | -------    | -   | --------  | -   |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| X       | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | X%  |
| YouTube | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | X%  |
| Reddit  | XXXXXX     | X%  | XXXXXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%  |
| News    | XXXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXX     | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  |
|         |            |     |            |     |           |     |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about Pete in the last XX hours

[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
[Dave Inc. Class A Common Stock (DAVE)](/topic/$dave)
[Boeing Co (BA)](/topic/$ba)
[New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt)
[The Walt Disney Company (DIS)](/topic/walt-disney)
[Woodward, Inc. (WWD)](/topic/$wwd)
[Realty Income Corp (O)](/topic/realty-income-corp)
[GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY (GHC)](/topic/$ghc)
[Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX)](/topic/$miax)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)

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

[hegseth](/topic/hegseth), [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [united states](/topic/united-states), [generated](/topic/generated), [air force](/topic/air-force), [over the](/topic/over-the), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [pete hegseth](/topic/pete-hegseth), [ukraine](/topic/ukraine), [russia](/topic/russia), [bass](/topic/bass), [las vegas raiders](/topic/las-vegas-raiders), [maga](/topic/maga), [mlb](/topic/mlb), [white house](/topic/white-house), [coins bsc](/topic/coins-bsc), [all the](/topic/all-the), [coins made in usa](/topic/coins-made-in-usa), [coins pow](/topic/coins-pow), [coins defi](/topic/coins-defi), [money](/topic/money), [has been](/topic/has-been), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin), [york](/topic/york), [coins nft](/topic/coins-nft), [coins meme](/topic/coins-meme), [$dave](/topic/$dave), [breaking news](/topic/breaking-news), [new york mets](/topic/new-york-mets), [fox news](/topic/fox-news), [stocks industrials](/topic/stocks-industrials), [qatar](/topic/qatar), [trump and](/topic/trump-and), [department of](/topic/department-of), [sec](/topic/sec), [united kingdom](/topic/united-kingdom), [instagram](/topic/instagram), [head coach](/topic/head-coach), [joe biden](/topic/joe-biden), [stocks defense](/topic/stocks-defense), [sony](/topic/sony), [shutdown](/topic/shutdown), [israel](/topic/israel), [$ba](/topic/$ba), [penn state](/topic/penn-state), [defence](/topic/defence), [safely](/topic/safely), [usc football](/topic/usc-football), [directed](/topic/directed), [stocks](/topic/stocks), [kamala harris](/topic/kamala-harris), [remix](/topic/remix), [st petersburg](/topic/st-petersburg), [snl](/topic/snl), [$7846t](/topic/$7846t), [$nyt](/topic/$nyt), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [up the](/topic/up-the), [hamas](/topic/hamas), [coins bitcoin ecosystem](/topic/coins-bitcoin-ecosystem), [canada](/topic/canada), [colors](/topic/colors), [national security](/topic/national-security), [stocks consumer cyclical](/topic/stocks-consumer-cyclical), [belgium](/topic/belgium), [college football](/topic/college-football), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [meta](/topic/meta), [behind the](/topic/behind-the), [jordan](/topic/jordan), [national guard](/topic/national-guard), [walt disney](/topic/walt-disney), [halloween](/topic/halloween), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [build a](/topic/build-a), [government shutdown](/topic/government-shutdown), [$6758t](/topic/$6758t), [penn state nittany lions football](/topic/penn-state-nittany-lions-football), [president donald](/topic/president-donald), [$wwd](/topic/$wwd), [#trump](/topic/#trump), [stocks technology](/topic/stocks-technology), [charlie kirk](/topic/charlie-kirk), [china](/topic/china), [facebook](/topic/facebook), [zelensky](/topic/zelensky), [rfk](/topic/rfk), [end the](/topic/end-the), [london](/topic/london), [abc](/topic/abc), [realty income corp](/topic/realty-income-corp), [stocks real estate](/topic/stocks-real-estate), [larry](/topic/larry), [the only](/topic/the-only), [make a](/topic/make-a), [venezuela](/topic/venezuela), [intro](/topic/intro), [retirement](/topic/retirement)

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

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"GOP senators worry about Trump Pete Hegseth shutdown moves"  
[News Link](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5559673-republicans-concerned-trump-reprogramming/) [@thehill](/creator/x/thehill) 2025-10-18T15:37Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"3 Best MLB Free-Agent Fits For Pete Alonso if He Leaves New York Mets FOX Sports"  
[News Link](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/3-best-mlb-free-agent-fits-pete-alonso-he-leaves-new-york-mets) [@FOXSports](/creator/x/FOXSports) 2025-10-18T15:23Z 208.1M followers, 11.2K engagements


"Opinion Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon - The New York Times"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/opinion/pentagon-journalists-news-hegseth.html) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2025-10-18T14:41Z 208.1M followers, 1105 engagements


"In Hegseth’s war on journalism truth is the first casualty"  
[News Link](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/in-hegseths-war-on-journalism-truth-is-the-first-casualty/article_32874ccd-a07e-47be-954b-5d17764977b5.html) [@RDiManno](/creator/x/RDiManno) 2025-10-18T09:33Z 6366 followers, XX engagements



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

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"Idk @JDVance according to @RealJakeBroe this color combo means youre pro-russia. He has a lot of cultural sensitivity training to do with all these No Kings protestors. 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/realannapaulina/status/1979599499937886674) [@realannapaulina](/creator/x/realannapaulina) 2025-10-18T17:24Z 879.6K followers, 37.3K engagements


"Whose colors Pete Hegseth showed up at the White House wearing this tie and now everyones arguing whether its patriotic or problematic. Some say its the Russian tricolor others insist its pure Americana. What do you see stars and stripes or Moscow vibes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1979584360094302265) [@nexta_tv](/creator/x/nexta_tv) 2025-10-18T16:24Z 1.3M followers, 61.7K engagements


"Orhear me outhes wearing a tie with the colors of the American flag"  
[X Link](https://x.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1979579642425057620) [@RepAndyBiggsAZ](/creator/x/RepAndyBiggsAZ) 2025-10-18T16:05Z 1.1M followers, 20.4K engagements


"Youre manipulative and pathetic. The US blue is a navy blue and Russias blue is a more royal blue. Hes wearing US colors. This is morally bankrupt. Its also a propaganda attempt and part of the reason democrats are hemorrhaging voters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/the_jefferymead/status/1979571102893441424) [@the_jefferymead](/creator/x/the_jefferymead) 2025-10-18T15:31Z 502.5K followers, 88.7K engagements

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Pete Graphic Pete

Trump orders military pay during shutdown, while Hegseth faces backlash over new Pentagon press policy. News outlets and media figures are refusing to comply with the new restrictions.

About Pete

Social media discussion and news coverage surrounding Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense, and related military and political issues.

Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX #


Engagements Line Chart
Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XXXXXXXXXX
Daily Average: XXXXXXXXXX
1 Week: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%
1 Month: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +20%
6 Months: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%
1 Year: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX +113%
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-15
1-Year Low: XXXXXXX on 2025-09-19

Social Network TikTok X YouTube Reddit News
Engagements XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Mentions: XXXXXX #


Mentions Line Chart
Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XXXXXX
Daily Average: XXXXXX
1 Month: XXXXXX -XX%
6 Months: XXXXXXX -XX%
1 Year: XXXXXXXXX +63%
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15
1-Year Low: XXXXX on 2025-09-19

Social Network TikTok X YouTube Reddit News
Mentions XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX

Creators: XXXXX #


Creators Line Chart
Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Pete in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours Daily Average: XXXXX
1 Month: XXXXXX -XX%
6 Months: XXXXXXX -XX%
1 Year: XXXXXXX +72%
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2025-01-15
1-Year Low: XXXXX on 2025-09-19

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

Creator Rank Followers Posts Engagements
@PeteThamel X XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX
@pepperbellypete X XXXXXXXXX X XXXXXXXXX
@PeteNakos_ X XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX
@highbrow_nobrow X XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX
@PeteButtigieg X XXXXXXXXX X XXXXXXX
@Pete_Collins_ X XXXXX X XXXXXXX
@EricLDaugh X XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX
@celeb X XXXXXX X XXXXXXX
@cnn X XXXXXXXXXX X XXXXXXX
@kylaschwaberow XX XXXXXX X XXXXXXX

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Sentiment: XX% #


Sentiment Line Chart
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XX%
Daily Average: XX%
1 Week: XX% +2%
1 Month: XX% -X%
6 Months: XX% +19%
1 Year: XX% no change
1-Year High: XX% on 2025-01-02
1-Year Low: XX% on 2024-10-22

Most Supportive Themes

  • Support for Hegseth's Military Reforms: (35%) Posts express support for Hegseth's efforts to reform the military, focusing on a return to traditional values and a focus on warfighting.
  • Praise for Trump and Hegseth's Actions: (20%) Posts express support for Trump's actions and Hegseth's leadership, particularly regarding the military and national security.

Most Critical Themes

  • Criticism of Hegseth's Policies: (30%) Posts criticize Hegseth's policies, particularly his stance on diversity, inclusion, and grooming standards, with concerns about their impact on the military.
  • Concerns about Trump's Influence: (15%) Posts express concerns about Trump's influence on the military and his potential for misuse of power.

Network engagement breakdown:

Network Positive % Neutral % Negative %
TikTok XXXXXXXXX X% XXXXXXXXX X% XXXXXXX X%
X XXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXX X%
YouTube XXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXX X%
Reddit XXXXXX X% XXXXXXXXX X% XXXXXX X%
News XXXXXXX X% XXXXXX X% XXXXX X%
Total XXXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXXX XX% XXXXXXXXX XX%

Top assets mentioned In the posts about Pete in the last XX hours

Bitcoin (BTC) Dave Inc. Class A Common Stock (DAVE) Boeing Co (BA) New York Times Co. (NYT) The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Realty Income Corp (O) GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY (GHC) Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)

Top topics mentioned In the posts about Pete in the last XX hours

hegseth, donald trump, youtube, united states, generated, air force, over the, coins layer 1, pete hegseth, ukraine, russia, bass, las vegas raiders, maga, mlb, white house, coins bsc, all the, coins made in usa, coins pow, coins defi, money, has been, stocks communication services, bitcoin, york, coins nft, coins meme, $dave, breaking news, new york mets, fox news, stocks industrials, qatar, trump and, department of, sec, united kingdom, instagram, head coach, joe biden, stocks defense, sony, shutdown, israel, $ba, penn state, defence, safely, usc football, directed, stocks, kamala harris, remix, st petersburg, snl, $7846t, $nyt, twitter, up the, hamas, coins bitcoin ecosystem, canada, colors, national security, stocks consumer cyclical, belgium, college football, elon musk, meta, behind the, jordan, national guard, walt disney, halloween, tiktok, build a, government shutdown, $6758t, penn state nittany lions football, president donald, $wwd, #trump, stocks technology, charlie kirk, china, facebook, zelensky, rfk, end the, london, abc, realty income corp, stocks real estate, larry, the only, make a, venezuela, intro, retirement

Top News #


Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours

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"GOP senators worry about Trump Pete Hegseth shutdown moves"
News Link @thehill 2025-10-18T15:37Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements

"3 Best MLB Free-Agent Fits For Pete Alonso if He Leaves New York Mets FOX Sports"
News Link @FOXSports 2025-10-18T15:23Z 208.1M followers, 11.2K engagements

"Opinion Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon - The New York Times"
News Link @nytimes 2025-10-18T14:41Z 208.1M followers, 1105 engagements

"In Hegseth’s war on journalism truth is the first casualty"
News Link @RDiManno 2025-10-18T09:33Z 6366 followers, XX engagements

Top Social Posts #


Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Idk @JDVance according to @RealJakeBroe this color combo means youre pro-russia. He has a lot of cultural sensitivity training to do with all these No Kings protestors. 😂"
X Link @realannapaulina 2025-10-18T17:24Z 879.6K followers, 37.3K engagements

"Whose colors Pete Hegseth showed up at the White House wearing this tie and now everyones arguing whether its patriotic or problematic. Some say its the Russian tricolor others insist its pure Americana. What do you see stars and stripes or Moscow vibes"
X Link @nexta_tv 2025-10-18T16:24Z 1.3M followers, 61.7K engagements

"Orhear me outhes wearing a tie with the colors of the American flag"
X Link @RepAndyBiggsAZ 2025-10-18T16:05Z 1.1M followers, 20.4K engagements

"Youre manipulative and pathetic. The US blue is a navy blue and Russias blue is a more royal blue. Hes wearing US colors. This is morally bankrupt. Its also a propaganda attempt and part of the reason democrats are hemorrhaging voters"
X Link @the_jefferymead 2025-10-18T15:31Z 502.5K followers, 88.7K engagements

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