A humiliating poll has revealed how few Americans see Pete Hegseth as a strong role model as the Pentagon bro-in-chief tries to make the Defense Department the epitome of masculinity.

Just 28 percent of Americans viewed Hegseth as a strong role model for men, while 39 percent didn’t, according to a new poll conducted by YouGov for the anti-Trump news outlet The Bulwark and the sports and culture show Pablo Torre Finds Out .

Hegseth fares even worse among the younger generations. Just 18 percent of those between 18 and 29 years old viewed Hegseth as a strong role model, compared to 34 percent who didn’t. Even before Hegseth was confirmed as the secretary for the Defense Department, concerns were raised about how he viewed women in military roles .

Hegseth — an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming a Fox News weekend host and then the head of the Pentagon — said on Shawn Ryan’s podcast in November 2024, “I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles.…