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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Sparks Outrage with Controversial Arabic Tattoo Amid Mounting Pressure to Resign

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Eagle eye fans have spotted a controversial tattoo on US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s arm.

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The tattoo was certainly new and had never been spotted before, featuring Arabic calligraphy underneath his arm.

He posted the image of himself doing some jumping jacks and push-ups with the Navy Seals at the joint base Pearl Harbor-Hickman on Tuesday.

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This news comes as he continues to face serious pressure to resign after sharing details about Yemen’s strike plans in a new group text chat with other leading members of the Trump administration.

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Hegseth brushed off this controversy and stated that this chat did not entail any kind of classified information. Now, he is in Guam and Hawaii on a trip to visit the American troops, where this image of his tattoo was seen.

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The latest revelation in this video features the Arabic term Kafir which means disbeliever in the Quran or infidel. It was inked right below his Deus Vult tattoo.

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This discovery sparked serious anger from activists who are already upset with him and his tattoos featuring American and Christian pictures. Muslims felt that the tattoo was a clear sign of enmity and hatred towards them.

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Many referred to it as a clear sign of Islamophobia from the man known to be overseeing the US wars, shared one Pro-Palestinian activist in New York City. Others shared the same opinion and condemned the act as pressure mounts for his resignation from his leading Trump administration post.

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