Masthead Maine Article RatingAngus King questions Trump Defense pick Pete Hegseth about past comments at contentious hearing
- Bias Rating
32% Somewhat Conservative
- Reliability
65% ReliableAverage
- Policy Leaning
50% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
-62% Negative
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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-22% Negative
- Conservative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
41% : Hegseth responded that Trump has made clear he wants to see an end to the Ukraine war.32% : Hegseth, a former Fox News host and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has come under scrutiny for accusations of excessive drinking, sexual assault and financial mismanagement during his time running veterans' organizations -- all topics that were brought up by lawmakers on the committee.
28% : U.S. Sen. Angus King questioned Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense, about his past statements on women in combat and rules of engagement on the battlefield during a contentious hearing Tuesday.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.
