In 2024, Pete Hegseth said concerns over his Jerusalem cross tattoo and the symbol's ties to extremists caused the District of Columbia National Guard to pull him from a mission to guard the inauguration of President Joe Biden and helped spur him to retire from the military.[21][22] According to fact-checker Snopes: "Two of Hegseth's Christian-based tattoos [the Jerusalem Cross and the Deus valt tattoo] use symbology that has become associated with — but doesn't necessarily indicate adherence to — Christian nationalist views. Historically, both tattoos have connections to the Crusades, a series of wars in which Christian armies sought to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule in the 11th-13th centuries."
Appears to be yeah. A New Years Eve party where they had a "D(r)unk Tank" filled with champagne.
It's pretty old though. All the way back in . . . 2023.
Pete Hegseth, nominated by President Donald Trump for Secretary of Defense, is undergoing increased examination concerning his previous actions following the reappearance of a video from Fox News' All American New Year Live in 2023. In the footage, Hegseth, 44, is shown sipping champagne straight from the bottle and submerging himself in a tank allegedlyfilled with alcohol during the live transmission from Nashville.
14 Comments
Haess@lemmynsfw.com · 19 pts · 1y
Oh look, it's WhiskeyLeaks.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
Is this real?
philycheeze@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
Based on the tattoos visible through the shirt I’m inclined to say yes?
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one · 14 pts · 1y
Are those Nazi adjacent tatoos?
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 1y
He's got deus vult and the Jerusalem cross-- white supremacy bullshit that can be argued away as "no I'm just really into being christian, promise!"
d00ery@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cross#Modern_use
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Even if they’re not, that shit is too close to Edward Norton in American History X for my comfort level.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Appears to be yeah. A New Years Eve party where they had a "D(r)unk Tank" filled with champagne.
It's pretty old though. All the way back in . . . 2023.
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 1y
Honestly, I'm both glad and horrified that this is a real image.
At least generative models aren't yet good enough to place his stupid fucking tattoos under his transparent shirt to make it easier to identify him.
klu9@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Come on now, those were different times!
radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 1y
Yes. He did that live on Fox News.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I thought you were kidding. I should have known better.
hOrni@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
In current times, every week is a wrong week to quit drinking.
buttPickle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
😂