Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by April 30?

Prediction market · Polymarket

Overview

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Pete Hegseth ceases to be U.S. Secretary of Defense for any period of time between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. An announcement of Pete Hegseth's resignation/removal before this market's end date will immediately resolve this market to "Yes", regardless of when the announced resignation/removal goes into effect. The resolution source for this market will be official information from Pete Hegseth and the U.S. government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Ticker

pete-hegseth-out-as-secretary-of-defense-by-april-30

Volume

100.1K

24h volume

24.0K

1w volume

73.2K

Open interest

55.2K

Liquidity

25.1K

Liquidity CLOB

25.1K

Start

Mar 19, 2026

End

Apr 30, 2026

Status

Active

Access

Restricted

Created

Mar 19, 2026

Event ID

286503

Slug

pete-hegseth-out-as-secretary-of-defense-by-april-30

Markets

1

Raw event data
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