Pete Hegseth was barred from protecting President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 after enlisted soldiers complained that Hegseth’s chest tattoo might signify that he was a white supremacist. The D.C. National Guard’s top legal affairs officer at the time tells The Washington Post it was an “overreaction” in the wake of the Jan.

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.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, was flagged by a fellow service member as a potential “Insider Threat" over a tattoo linked to far-right groups, AP reports.

Fox News host has a ‘Deus Vult’ tattoo on his bicep, a Christian expression that has become associated with right-wing extremism.

Peter Hegseth, Trump's pick for the Pentagon lead in his administration, was termed as an ‘insider threat’ due to a controversial tattoo on his bicep.

Donald Trump's potential pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, faces scrutiny for his tattoo "Deus Vult," a phrase linked to white supremacist gro

A man who in 2021 was a member of the same National Guard unit as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, confirmed he sent a letter to his superiors warning that a tattoo Hegseth bears indicated that he was a potential "insider threat" ahead of President Biden's inauguration.