Have you heard of Pete Hegseth?
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Pete Hegseth
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domainUnited States Secretary of Defense.
Rising in 28 countries since Saturday, 17 October 2026. Today: 10 countries.
- rising today
- 10
- at the peak
- 19 on 10 Nov
- first rising
- 17 Oct
- days rising
- 11
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 10 |
| 12 Nov | 14 |
| 11 Nov | 13 |
| 10 Nov | 19 |
| 9 Nov | 10 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 2 |
| 6 Nov | 11 |
| 5 Nov | 11 |
| 4 Nov | 2 |
| 3 Nov | 0 |
| 2 Nov | 0 |
| 1 Nov | 0 |
| 31 Oct | 0 |
| 30 Oct | 0 |
| 29 Oct | 0 |
| 28 Oct | 0 |
| 27 Oct | 0 |
| 26 Oct | 0 |
| 25 Oct | 0 |
| 24 Oct | 0 |
| 23 Oct | 0 |
| 22 Oct | 0 |
| 21 Oct | 0 |
| 20 Oct | 0 |
| 19 Oct | 1 |
| 18 Oct | 0 |
| 17 Oct | 1 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
In the news
- Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group
BBC · Bangladesh · via Google Trends - «Продолжайте, патриоты»: накричавший на министра обороны США военнослужащий получил награду
RTVI · Kazakhstan · via Google Trends - Hegseth gav medalj till soldat som skällde ut honom
Omni – Alla nyheter. Alla perspektiv. · Sweden · via Google Trends - Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him and aides at Arlington CemeteryCNN · Bangladesh · 13 Nov · via Google Trends
- Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown SoldierAP News · Bangladesh · 13 Nov · via Google Trends
- Пентагон поддержал часового военного мемориала, сделавшего замечание министру Хегсету и его спутникам на Арлингтонском кладбищеBBC · Kazakhstan · 13 Nov · via Google Trends
- Караульный отчитал главу Пентагона за смех и разговоры у могилы Неизвестного СолдатаNUR.KZ · Kazakhstan · 13 Nov · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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