Pete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness | Arwa Mahdawi

The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in it Is it woke to wash your hands? Pete Hegseth seems to think so. Back in 2019 when he was still just a Fox News host rather than the guy in charge of “the Department of War”, Hegseth said on-air that he hadn’t washed his hands for 10 years because “germs are not a real thing.” He added: “I can’t see them; therefore, they’re not real.” Hegseth later claimed he was joking. But even if he wa...

By Arwa Mahdawi