The Daily Beast reports:
He‘s a man who doesn’t wash his hands but does commercials for soap, he‘s covered in Christian symbols but had a child with his mistress while married to his second wife, and he’s an Ivy League graduate who attacked “Ivy League leftists.” Pete Hegseth, 44, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, has long crusaded against allegedly “woke” policies in the military. He recently said in a podcast interview, “The dumbest phrase on planet Earth in the military is, ‘Our diversity is our strength.’”
Two of his tattoos have raised controversy. The first is a tattoo of the Jerusalem Cross, a 13th-century Crusades symbol, over his right bicep. Some Christian nationalist and far-right groups have tried to co-opt historic symbols, and Hegseth claims he was kicked off of National Guard duty for Biden’s 2021 inauguration because his tattoo was misconstrued. He also has the Latin phrase “Deus Vult” for ”God wills it” on his right bicep. This rallying cry has also been co-opted by far-right groups.
Read the full article. There’s so much more. Below, Hegseth showed gravitas and respect at the 9/11 Memorial by showing up wearing only gym shorts.
Ladies and Gentlemen your new Secretary of Defense: pic.twitter.com/heWDI9ye8h
— Gabe (@gadams_) November 13, 2024
Soon to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth complained on Fox that veterans who use the benefits they’ve earned are dependent on the government and lack “personal integrity”.
This is what every Vet who wore their MAGA hats to the VA hospital voted for.
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) November 13, 2024
A quick reminder of who Hegseth is, he thought the treatment of inmates at Gtmo was fair, he lobbied for Trump to release 3 US soldiers acused or convicted of war crimes, he is anti-muslim, he is against CRT, the laundry list goes on and on https://t.co/0KcaN6WGbe
— APN – Ahsans Dad (@ACaseOnline) November 13, 2024