# Pete Hegseth earned the fewest confirmation votes of any Defense Secretary in U.S. history.
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*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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Pete Hegseth earned the fewest confirmation votes of any Defense Secretary in U.S. history.