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Pete Hegseth’s Christian Rhetoric Draws Renewed Scrutiny After the US Goes to War With Iran

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings Christian language into the Pentagon as the U.S. and Israel wage war against Iran.

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Pete Hegseth Asked Why US Helping Israel If They Are Pursuing Their Own Objectives (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A reporter asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Thursday why the U.S. is helping Israel wage a war against Iran when they are pursuing their own objectives.

  2. Military.com

    Pete Hegseth’s Christian Rhetoric Draws Renewed Scrutiny After the US Goes to War With Iran (opens Military.com)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings Christian language into the Pentagon as the U.S. and Israel wage war against Iran.

  3. The Washington Free Beacon

    Pete Hegseth Is Having a Good War (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    If and when America and Israel win the war against Iran, as I hope and expect it will, part of the reason will be the success of the secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, in communicating directly to the American people and to the troops.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Pete Hegseth Underwater With American Population As Iran War Wages On, CNN’s Harry Enten Says (opens The Daily Caller)

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    CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is deeply underwater with Americans as the U.S. continues its conflict with Iran.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the U.S. goes to war with Iran (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings Christian language into the Pentagon as the U.S. and Israel wage war against Iran.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon.He

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