Hegseth has pushed back against the accusations, calling objections to his tattoos — a Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase ...

Racists online have adopted a crusader rallying cry, deus vult. Reductive medieval imagery ... and he says people commonly cite the Crusades' knights templar and vikings to protest the influx ...

Hegseth, Gaither wrote, had a worrying tattoo on his bicep with the inscription “Deus Vult”. A search online suggested to him it was a Christian expression associated with right-wing extremism.

The bicep tattoo reads "Deus Vult," which is Latin for “God will ... including depictions of Templar Knights and the Crusader slogan Deus vult, Latin for 'God wills it,'" said Taylor.

The email, dated Jan. 14 and sent from a former Washington, D.C., Guard member, included an attachment showing a shirtless Hegseth with a tattoo on his bicep inscribed, “Deus Vult.” ...

Hegseth also wrote more about his tattoos, saying ... including depictions of Templar Knights and the Crusader slogan Deus vult.” CBS News’s Jim LaPorta reported last week that Hegseth ...

"Deus Vult" is a Latin phrase meaning "God Wills It," and was a rallying cry for Christian crusaders in the Middle Ages. The Associated Press reported that the tattoo previously resulted in ...

Hegseth has pushed back against the accusations, calling objections to his tattoos — a Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase “Deus Vult ... crusading Catholic knights fighting to reclaim ...

Racists online have adopted a crusader rallying cry, deus vult. Reductive medieval imagery ... and he says people commonly cite the Crusades' knights templar and vikings to protest the influx ...