President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is being blasted for tattoos that some allege are symbols of White supremacy and Christian nationalism.

His other major tattoo Ne Desit Virtus, which translates as Let Valour Not Fail - signifies Mr Hegseth’s army regiment - the 187th Infantry. That tattoo is on his shoulder. Mr Trump praised Mr ...

Hegseth’s tattoos, political views and religious affiliation and background are consistent with an extreme strain of Christian nationalism, according to Matthew Taylor, a scholar at the ...

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.” ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren strongly suggested that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an “insider threat” due to his Christian tattoo and seethed over his crusade against ...

Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense has spoken out against claims that his tattoos are symbols of white supremacy, calling the criticism “anti-Christian bigotry.” Pete Hegseth, a longtime ...

Hegseth’s tattoos, political views and religious affiliation and background are consistent with an extreme strain of Christian nationalism, according to Matthew Taylor, a scholar at the ...

Hegseth pushed back on reporting about his tattoos’ association with extremist groups. “They can target me — I don’t give a damn — but this type of targeting of Christians, conservatives ...

Tell us about those tattoos and what they symbolize. Well, those tattoos are, again, symbols that are used by white Christian nationalists. Those who have adopted these Crusader images really see ...

It is a symbol of Christianity, and its origins date back to the Crusades. Hegseth also has another tattoo relating to the Crusades, of the words, deus vult - Latin for God wills it. And that was ...

Pete Hegseth’s myriad tattoos and brand of fundamental Christianity will be the subject of intense scrutiny when the Senate comes to vet his appointment as defence secretary and political head ...