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 most distinctive tattoo yet is the Jerusalem Cross on his chest. It appears as a large Christian cross surrounded by four ...

Since then, it has become a widely celebrated symbol of Catholics’ presence ... article outlining previous complaints about his religious tattoos and accusing the defense secretary nominee ...

Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense has spoken out against claims that his tattoos are symbols of white supremacy, calling ...

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 ...

Hegseth has more than a dozen tattoos, the most notorious of which is the Jerusalem Cross on his chest. The symbol is associated with Christian nationalists, and it got Hegseth, who was part of ...

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 ...

But one thing has gotten a lot of notice - his tattoos ... that they are symbols of Christianity. And he is very big on this notion of a modern-day American Christian crusade.

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 ...

Hegseth has five different tattoos referencing his Christian faith, and this is the group containing symbols many identified as problematic. None of these tattoos have direct connections to Nazi ...