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Donald J. Trump
Press Briefing: Pete Hegseth Speaks to Reporters Outside the White House - April 21, 2025
StressLens
3 Topics
10 Entities
Moderation
2 Speakers
Topics
Entities
bunch
group
hoax
hoaxsters
kids
leakers
media
signal chat controversy
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sources
Moderation
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Speakers
Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth said 19 sentences of a total of 24 sentences.
80%
Pete Hegseth said 287 words of a total of 307 words.
94%
Pete Hegseth talked 90 seconds of a total of 99 seconds.
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Question Question said 2 sentences of a total of 24 sentences.
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Question said 13 words of a total of 307 words.
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Question talked 4 seconds of a total of 99 seconds.
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Full Transcript
Question
00:00:00-00:00:02 (2 sec)No StressLens
-- [Inaudible] sir, about the signal chat controversy?
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.09861
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.6
Gunning-Fog Score
9.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
6.7
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.2
Sprache Readability Score
1.6
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
3
Sprache Difficult Word Count
3
Pete Hegseth
00:00:02-00:00:28 (26 sec)No Signal (0)
You know, what a big surprise that a few leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax. Won't get back their Pulitzers. They got Pulitzers for a bunch of lies. Pulitzers for a bunch of lies, and on hoaxes time and time and time again. And as they peddle those lies, no one ever calls them on it. See, this is what the media does.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.4
Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.4
Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.76214
VADER
-0.922
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Technology
Score:
42.477
Magnitude:
78
Code:
17
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#17
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
4.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
87.3
Gunning-Fog Score
7.3
Coleman-Liau Index
7.3
SMOG Index
9
Automated Readability Index
3.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.9
Sprache Readability Score
3.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
16
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12
Pete Hegseth
00:00:28-00:00:48 (20 sec)No Signal (0)
They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations. Not going to work with me because we're changing the Defense Department, putting the Pentagon back in the hands of warfighters and anonymous smears from disgruntled former employees on old news doesn't matter.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.14286
Leans Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.25131
VADER
-0.663
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Defense
Score:
67.634
Magnitude:
54
Code:
16
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#16
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace
Score:
0.67
Code:
16000000
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/16000000
Wikidata_id:
Q198
Wikidata_label:
war
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics > Government
Score:
0.567
Code:
20000593
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593
Wikidata_id:
Q7188
Wikidata_label:
government
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Politics > Government > Defence
Score:
0.543
Code:
20000598
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000598
Wikidata_id:
Q17991228
Wikidata_label:
national defence
Source:
IPTC Media
Topic:
Conflict, War and Peace > Armed Conflict
Score:
0.536
Code:
20000056
Url:
https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000056
Wikidata_id:
Q350604
Wikidata_label:
armed conflict
Source:
IPTC Media
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
43.1
Gunning-Fog Score
16.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.3
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
17
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19
Pete Hegseth
00:00:48-00:01:27 (39 sec)No Signal (0)
So I'm happy to be here at the Easter Egg Roll with my dad and my kids, because this is what we're doing it for, these kids right here. This is why we're fighting the fake news media. This is why we're fighting slash and burn Democrats. This is why we're fighting hoaxsters, hoaxsters. This group -- No, no, this group right here, full of hoaxsters that peddle anonymous sources from leakers with axes to grind and then you put it all together as if it's some news story, and we know it. We know exactly what it is. So I'm really proud of what we're doing for the president, fighting hard across the board and I'm going to go roll some Easter eggs with my kids.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.25
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.47957
VADER
-0.854
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
Law and Crime
Score:
29.915
Magnitude:
127
Code:
12
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Technology
Score:
24.532
Magnitude:
127
Code:
17
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#17
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
82.5
Gunning-Fog Score
8.8
Coleman-Liau Index
8
SMOG Index
8.6
Automated Readability Index
6.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4
Sprache Readability Score
4.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
24
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
1.60944
VADER
0.646
Very Positive
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
0
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
100
Gunning-Fog Score
1.2
Coleman-Liau Index
7.7
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
0
Dale-Chall Readability Score
0.1
Sprache Readability Score
1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
0
Sprache Difficult Word Count
0
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
2.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
91
Gunning-Fog Score
2.8
Coleman-Liau Index
11.1
SMOG Index
3.3
Automated Readability Index
3.6
Dale-Chall Readability Score
4.9
Sprache Readability Score
1.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
2
Sprache Difficult Word Count
3
Pete Hegseth
00:01:30-00:01:35 (5 sec)No Signal (0)
We have spoken to the president and we are going to continue fighting on the same page all the way. Come on, guys.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
-0.361
Somewhat Negative
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
3.3
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
92.2
Gunning-Fog Score
6.3
Coleman-Liau Index
7
SMOG Index
7.3
Automated Readability Index
2.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
3.3
Sprache Readability Score
2.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
4
Sprache Difficult Word Count
6
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0
Neutral
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
2.2
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
83.6
Gunning-Fog Score
6.6
Coleman-Liau Index
11
SMOG Index
6.6
Automated Readability Index
1.3
Dale-Chall Readability Score
0.1
Sprache Readability Score
1.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
0
Sprache Difficult Word Count
3