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Pete Hegseth: “They used it as an excuse to frame me as an enemy of the…”

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From the Archives: Hugh interviews Pete Hegseth about "The War on Warriors"

Published | Video Starts at 04:47

It's about one cross in the middle and four smaller crosses on either side of it. I mean, it dates back to even the Crusaders. It's long been a Christian symbol. And so They used it as an excuse to frame me as an enemy of the state effectively. And this was discussed internally. And they decided, okay, no, we're revoking his orders. Was it because I'm a Trump supporter? Was it because I work for Fox? (04:47–04:52)

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Asserts that Pete Hegseth was framed as an enemy of the state due to his tattoo.

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