Nov 13, 2024 · During an appearance on a podcast hosted by Shawn Ryan, a former Navy Seal and CIA contractor, Hegseth claimed he had been due to help guard Joe Biden's 2020 presidential inauguration but was...

Dec 15, 2016 · Hegseth has said he was barred from serving among the 25,000 National Guard members during President Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration because of his cross tattoo.

Hegseth was one of 12 national guardsmen flagged as a potential insider threat and removed from the group providing security for the 2021 presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. [2][52][53] In 2020, he volunteered to be one of the up-to-25,000 Guard troops authorized by the Pentagon to be put on active duty to help safeguard the January 20 ...

Nov 15, 2024 · Peter Hegseth, who was named this week as incoming President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, said in an interview that he was removed from a National Guard deployment to Biden’s...

4 days ago · When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security to ...

WASHINGTON—Days ahead of Joe Biden ’s 2021 inauguration, National Guard Master Sgt. DeRicko Gaither received what he describes as a disturbing email about then-Maj. Pete Hegseth, who was...

3 days ago · In January 2021, Hegseth stated he was “pulled by his District of Columbia National Guard unit from guarding Joe Biden’s inauguration.” A fellow service member reportedly flagged him as a possible “insider threat” due to a tattoo on …

Nov 13, 2024 · The Fox News host who President-elect Donald Trump just announced would be his nominee for secretary of defense was not allowed to work security at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration, supposedly because of a tattoo that military higher-ups believed might have been an extremist symbol.

Nov 17, 2024 · Pete Hegseth, now the nominee to be defense secretary, was barred in 2021 from serving in support of Joe Biden’s inauguration as a National Guard member after an intelligence officer posted ...

Nov 15, 2024 · Mr Hegseth, a Fox News host and major in the National Guard, was stood down from active duty protecting Mr Biden’s inauguration in January 2021 over the Jerusalem Cross tattooed across his chest.