ROOKE: Corporate Media Carries Out Anti-Christian Smear Campaign Against Pete Hegseth

Shortly after President-elect Donald Trump nominated decorated veteran Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense (DOD), the corporate press attacked him because of his Christian tattoos.

On its face, it feels desperate and obvious that Hegseth would become persona non grata among the “people who know things” crowd. He’s handsome and in no way resembles an overfed sewer rat. He understands the failings of upper leadership and wants to make serious changes to improve military lethality by ending the woke malignant tumor growing inside the military, academies and defense agencies.

Not for long. https://t.co/v8teGiv3eH

— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) November 16, 2024

Still, the attacks against Hegseth seem more about his faith and less about his qualifications. “How dare the man tasked with leading the entire military in the protection of our country believe in God and profess those beliefs publicly? He must be some sort of Nazi!” (ROOKE: Don’t Let Calls For Unity Fool You. The GOP Is Still At War)

While it’s completely pathetic, we’ve seen the left’s anti-Christian demagoguery rise against believers for years. The radically atheistic left finds it inconceivable that Hegseth’s tattoos, the Jerusalem cross and the Latin phrase Deus Vult carries real meaning. Instead, he must be cosplaying as a Christian to hide his “White Supremacy” connections.

They’re attacking Pete Hegseth for having a Christian motto tattooed on his arm. This is disgusting anti-Christian bigotry from the AP, and the entire organization should be ashamed of itself. https://t.co/tQxuD3RPlx

— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 15, 2024

Deus Vult was a rallying cry during the First Crusade when European Christians fought against the Muslims for control over Jerusalem and to put an end to the brutal Muslim expansion. Today, it simply means “God wills it” and reminds Christians about God’s divine providence in our lives.

Similarly, the Jerusalem Cross, which has one large cross in the middle with four smaller crosses in each quadrant, became popular during the Crusades when Pope Urban II gave them the emblem to adorn their uniforms and banners.

There are several interpretations of the Jerusalem Cross. The five crosses could represent the Five Wounds Jesus Christ suffered during his crucifixion. Otheres say it is meant to be a sign of evangelism in which the large cross represents Christ, and the four smaller crosses are for the Gospel writers, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. John.

Hello.

I am a Dame of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, founded by Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099.

Our Cross is not a “symbol of white supremacy”, as claimed by some…

Less than a minute of independent research will prove their claim ignorant.

Deus lo Vult pic.twitter.com/dfQTYqJDfv

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) November 17, 2024

But if you read corporate media’s take, these symbols are a sign that Hegseth is a white supremacist. Hegseth told podcast host Shawn Ryan he was turned down from protecting Washington, D.C., during President Joe Biden’s inauguration because someone flagged his Christian tattoos. AP News released the email surrounding this incident, seemingly in an attempt to make Hegseth look like an extremist unfit for office. Still, all it did was further confirm that corporate news and the people leading our country have no issue committing anti-Christian bigotry. (ROOKE: Trump Campaign Cracks Code For Freeing Our Nation From Its Dysfunctional Overlords)

“MAJ Hegseth has a tattoo of ‘Deus Vult’ on his inner arm (bicep area). The phrase ‘Deus Vult; is associated with Supremacist groups in which White-Supremacist use of #DeusVult and a return to medieval Catholicism, is to invoke the myth of a white Christian (i.e. Catholic) medieval past that wishes to ignore the actual demographics and theological state of Catholicism today, let alone the doctrinal practices of contemporary Catholicism,” Retired Master Sgt. DeRicko Gaither, who was serving as the D.C. Army National Guard’s physical security manager and on its anti-terrorism force protection team in January 2021, said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo he has that’s associated with white supremacists.…

— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) November 15, 2024

Hegseth has two bronze stars for his heroism while deployed during the Global War on Terror. He started a veteran-focused organization to help veterans get the benefits they deserve, like better medical care. And yet, his tattoos are disqualifying. The left doesn’t care about men in drag or military officers dressing as puppies acting out sexual fetishes in uniform, but because Hegseth permanently displayed his allegiance to God on his body, that makes him an extremist.

They still don’t understand that their insistence to call everything outside of their woke worldview extremist bigotry is why voters overwhelmingly endorsed Trump and his vision for the country.