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.

"Deus Vult" is a Latin phrase meaning "God Wills It," and was a rallying cry for Christian crusaders in the Middle Ages. The Associated Press reported that the tattoo previously resulted in ...

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 ...

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.” ...

When questioned by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R., N.D.), Pete Hegseth defended his chest tattoo as a standard Christian symbol, not an extremist symbol. “I was identified as an extremist by my own unit ...

In classic Christian symbolism, the alpha and omega are found on either side of the Christogram, according to the study, so this choice to arrange the tattoo so that all parts are seen correctly ...