Christian god not my people's Great Spirit — this squaw heapum mad. Drink firewater, make forget
/Warren on the Warpath Against Hegseth
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, on his nomination as Secretary of Defense, is scheduled for next week. All indications are that he has the support of Republican senators and will be confirmed, but Elizabeth Warren, the ranking minority member of the committee, isn’t going down without a fight. Or without a last opportunity to smear Hegseth.
Yesterday, Warren sent Hegseth a 33-page letter that is essentially a brief against his confirmation. She retails every story about Hegseth allegedly drinking too much, and rides every left-wing hobby horse as though they had any credibility. You can read Warren’s letter here.
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Included in her love note is this complaint about about Hegseth’s Christian tattoos:
You were also removed from President Biden’s inauguration because of concerns that you were an insider threat after reports that your “Deus Vult” tattoo “was a Christian expression associated with right-wing extremism.” We cannot have a Defense Secretary whose fellow servicemembers feel concerned enough about to report as a potential insider threat.
Scary stuff, certainly, and it’s no wonder Chief Warren is so upset. But then there’s this, from Instapundit: