How outlets cover Pete Hegseth R · SECRETARY OF DEFENSE · Nov 25 – Nov 27, 2025
Defense Department Reviews Mark Kelly Over Video to Service Members
Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 2 left-leaning, 4 center and 2 right-leaning.
Lead article · The Independent'You have to make examples': Jesse Watters praises Pentagon's investigation into Mark KellyCommunity verdict
14 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 55% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
Fox News host Jesse Watters praised the Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly after Kelly and five other Democrats urged military personnel to refuse unlawful orders. Kelly said the investigation would not deter him from holding the administration accountable.
Outlets by lean
8 RATED · 2 UNRATEDCompare by side
- The Independent · Mark Kelly drops brutal two-word takedown of Hegseth on Kimmel show after Defense Secretary seeks his court martialNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- KXL (original publisher not identified) · Hegseth bashes Sen. Kelly's display of military medals, calls video to troops 'politically-motivated influence operation'ORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
How outlets portrayed Hegseth, by side
8 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 3 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral.
3 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
NOV 25 – 27Articles per day by side. NOV 25: Left 1, Center 3, Right 1. NOV 26: Left 0, Center 2, Right 1. NOV 27: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.
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