Top Trump Ally Slams Pentagon Pete’s Religious Meltdown

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026.</p><p>REUTERS/Nathan Howardhttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIZ326VMEJBD3FXMCMTGDG2HTI.JPG?auth=7249fcc7999b2d4cd32dad660011d9700b63f48f0717d18581ae6ce55a3a010c&smart=true&width=3869&height=2176" />
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MAGA architect Steve Bannon thinks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth needs to cool the religious messaging.

Hegseth hashttps://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseth-cites-fake-pulp-fiction-bible-verse-in-bonkers-prayer-meeting/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseth-cites-fake-pulp-fiction-bible-verse-in-bonkers-prayer-meeting/"> leaned heavily on scripture to narrate his and President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, framing the multi-billion-dollar U.S. war machine as a righteous hand of God.

On Thursday, he took it one step further, https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-unleashes-bonkers-religious-meltdown-at-pharisees-media/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-unleashes-bonkers-religious-meltdown-at-pharisees-media/">framing the media as “Pharisees” unmoved by the “miracle” of Christ.

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