The Morning Line

Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Oct 1, 2026?

Everything Else · tracked since August 28, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on September 6, 2026

6%

Final tracked odds

As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 6%.

▲ 1 since the previous update. ▲ 2 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

What happened: The market said 6% on September 6, 2026. It didn't happen.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Aug 28Aug 29Aug 30Sep 1Sep 6Before Oct 1, 2026 — Aug 28: 8%Before Oct 1, 2026 — Aug 29: 4%Before Oct 1, 2026 — Aug 30: 4%Before Oct 1, 2026 — Aug 31: 5%Before Oct 1, 2026 — Sep 1: 4%Before Oct 1, 2026 — Sep 6: 6%6%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 1TodayMove
Before Oct 1, 20264%6%▲ 1
Full history table
DateBefore Oct 1, 2026
2026-09-066%
2026-09-014%
2026-08-315%
2026-08-304%
2026-08-294%
2026-08-288%

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Common questions

Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Oct 1, 2026 — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, September 6, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 6%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Oct 1, 2026 — did the odds go up or down?
Down. Over the 6 days we tracked this question, the odds moved from 8% on August 28, 2026 to 6% on September 6, 2026 — a change of 2 points.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will Pete Hegseth be out as Secretary of Defense before Oct 1, 2026” for 6 days, since August 28, 2026. As of September 6, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 6%. The final tracked chance for a yes has fallen from 8% to 6%, ranging between 4% and 8% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on September 6, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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