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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tiffany Stanley

Pete Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’ while hosting first Christian service

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began on Wednesday, praying for "every round to find its mark" against the nation’s adversaries.

The service, livestreamed to a wider audience, saw Hegseth tell gathered civilian employees and military personnel that it was "all the more fitting this month, at this moment, given what tens of thousands of Americans are doing right now."

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