Leftist heathens over the past couple of days have been throwing a tantrum over Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethโs latest effort to restore faith in God across the military. But Hegseth is not letting these haters keep him down, and they will hate his response.
This week, a series of left-wing media outlets and X users have flipped out over Hegseth hosting a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday. This event was the start of a monthly voluntary prayer service, meaning those who donโt like it can opt out.
However, that did not stop websites like HuffPost from printing this garbage.

Then leftist X accounts got into the act:
On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense and leaker of Signal chats) hosted a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon.
The service clearly violates the Establishment Clause
Hegseth plans on hosting these events monthly. https://t.co/6Wi7lZRylu
โ Secular Coalition for America (@seculardotorg) May 23, 2025
โPete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon.โ ~NYT
โWhen fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.โ
We know the signs, & are warned by those who have suffered through it.Now we stand at the precipice of our own learning. pic.twitter.com/ti9A3bSFcr
โ Cassandra (@mhbx) May 21, 2025
Liberal retired Air Force Lt. Col. Rachel VanLandingham, now a law professor, whined to CNN that Hegsethโs move could qualify as a breach of the First Amendmentโs ban on the government promoting a religion. Again, the service is voluntary.
โI think itโs sponsorship in the true sense of the word, outside of funding โ heโs advocating for this, he is putting his weight of the official Office of the Secretary of Defense behind a particular religious event and inviting someone to the Pentagon to conduct it,โ she said. โThatโs wrong.โ
Hegseth delivered an absolutely perfect response to this anti-Christian garbage while speaking with reporters at Fort Bragg on Thursday, where he had delivered a speech to the 82nd Airborne Divisionโs All-American Week formation, hailing recent military pay raises.
โItโs interesting. Iโve gotten some criticism for hosting a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon yesterday,โ Hegseth told reporters. โWe said it very publicly, we said it very proudly. Appealing to Heaven, to God, is a long-standing tradition in our military.โ
โIโm very proud that weโre starting a monthly voluntary service at the Pentagon. George Washington was on bended knee with the troops, praying for Godโs providence and protection in that moment,โ he added. โChaplains and ministers and Christians and people of faith across generations have prayed because of the business that weโre in. The business of the 82nd AirborneโฆAnd we appeal to God.โ
WATCH:
JUST IN: SecDef Pete Hegseth fired back at the โcriticismโ he is getting for hosting a prayer service at the Pentagon yesterday.
Unreal that this has to be argued.
โIโve gotten some โcriticismโ for hosting a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon yesterday. We said it veryโฆ pic.twitter.com/y84aQ4CElS
โ Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 23, 2025
Hegseth then closed by proclaiming his own faith in Christ and delivering one final message of defiance to the haters.
โI appeal to Jesus Christ for that protection,โ he said. โWeโre gonna speak that word and be open and willing to talk about that at the Pentagon.โ
โIf they want to criticize that, theyโre on the wrong side of a very important issue.โ
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