While he said that he cannot speak to why Hegseth chose to tattoo the Jerusalem Cross on himself, he is not familiar with the cross being used to represent Christian supremacy sentiments.

Hegseth has pushed back against the accusations, calling objections to his tattoos — a Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase “Deus Vult” — manifestations of “anti-Christian bigotry.” ...

PETE HEGSETH: It's a tattoo I have right here, Senator. It's called the Jerusalem Cross. It's a historic Christian symbol ... were identified in the ranks of 3 million. Most of those were gang ...

"It's a tattoo I have right here, Senator. It's called the Jerusalem Cross. It's a historic Christian symbol," Hegseth told ...

Christian and Jewish Studies, said the Jerusalem Cross - also known as the Crusaders’ Cross - was a symbol which had historically been favoured by those on the far-Right. A second tattoo - with ...

Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense has spoken out against claims that his tattoos ... Christian bigotry.” Pete Hegseth, a longtime Fox News host and war veteran, sports a large Jerusalem ...

It focused especially on the tattoo of a Jerusalem Cross on Hegseth’s upper chest. The reporting — immediately criticized as anti-Christian by Vice President-elect JD Vance and many others ...

which is a religious tattoo. It’s a Jerusalem cross. Everybody can look it up, but it was used as a premise to revoke my orders to guard the inauguration.” Hegseth also has “Deus Vult ...

YOUSEF: So the specific tattoo he said he was dinged for is an image of the Jerusalem cross. So this looks like ... this notion of a modern-day American Christian crusade. You know, one of his ...

His religious beliefs are central to his personal and professional identity, as demonstrated by the prominent Jerusalem cross tattoo on his chest. Hegseth has described the tattoo as a ...