US War Secretary’s Popularity Plummets Amidst Iran Offensive
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, U.S. War Secretary Pete Hagget is facing a historic drop in public approval ratings in the wake of the American-Zionist invasion of Iran, as revealed by recent survey data analyzed by political analysts. This decline is notable even among independent voters, a demographic that typically supports defense secretaries at the outset of military engagements.
Political analyst Nathan Anthen commented on the situation, stating, “Hagget is falling like a balloon, not just overall, but among independents. Defense secretaries usually enjoy broad public support when wars begin, but in Pete Hagget’s case, this pattern is completely reversed.”
New polling data from Quinnipiac and Yahoo sheds light on this trend. Hagget’s approval rating among voters stands at 15%, while among independent voters, it has dropped to 28%. Yahoo’s survey indicates even lower figures, with a net approval of 18% overall and 33% among independents.
Nathan Anthen, referencing historical data, highlighted that previous U.S. war secretaries have enjoyed high popularity at the start of conflicts. For instance, then-U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney had a 62% approval rating approximately two weeks after the start of the Persian Gulf War, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had 58% approval early in the Iraq War.
In stark contrast, Hagget holds only a 17% approval rating during the same timeframe for the war against Iran. This significant difference underscores a divergent public reaction to his performance compared to that of his predecessors.
