Pete Hegseth's 'Alpha Male' Image Gets a Reality Check in New Poll

Photo Credit: Adam Gray/Getty Images Pete Hegseth has seemingly built his public persona around toughness, military grit, and an unapologetic alpha male swagger. A new survey now suggests that brand isn't winning over most Americans, and young adults are the least impressed. The Bulwark's survey measured Pete Hegseth's role-model image The Bulwark and the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast commissioned a poll testing how the public rates several prominent men as role models. Hegseth, the Pentagon chief, landed underwater. Only 28 percent of respondents call the alpha male defense secretary a . . .