<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Hegseth</a>, President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for Secretary of Defense, fired back at a hit piece in the Associated Press that attacked him for a religious tattoo he has.</p>
<p>The report said that Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member because of the tattoo, which they claimed was linked to white supremacy.</p>
<p>Retired Master Sgt. DeRicko Gaither told the AP that he received an email from a former National Guard member that included a photo of Hegseth’s tattoos.</p>
<p>The report said:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Gaither told AP he researched the tattoos — including one of a Jerusalem Cross and the context of the words “Deus Vult,” Latin for “God wills it,” on his bicep — and determined they had sufficient connection to extremist groups to elevate the email to his commanding officers.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>The person who saw the photos of Hegseth and decided to post them on social media is a left-wing troll named Travis Akers.</p>
<p>“It was just quite concerning to see that on a service member’s body, but even more concerning now that a person who chose to bear those symbols is being nominated to lead the most powerful, nuclear military in the world,” he claimed to the AP.</p>
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<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re attacking Pete Hegseth for having a Christian motto tattooed on his arm,&#8221; said Vice President-elect JD Vance on X.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is disgusting anti-Christian bigotry from the AP, and the entire organization should be ashamed of itself,&#8221; he continued.</p>
<p>Hegseth responded to Vance&#8217;s post by writing on X: &#8220;Amen @JDVance. Anti-Christian bigotry in the media on full display.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They can target me — I don’t give a damn — but this type of targeting of Christians, conservatives, patriots and everyday Americans will stop on DAY ONE at DJT’s DoD,&#8221; he continued.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amen <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a>. Anti-Christian bigotry in the media on full display.</p>
<p>They can target me — I don’t give a damn — but this type of targeting of Christians, conservatives, patriots and everyday Americans will stop on DAY ONE at DJT’s DoD. <a href="https://t.co/TCZVWsxEAS">https://t.co/TCZVWsxEAS</a></p>
<p>— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1857567798974681562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote>

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