"May almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight. And again, to the American people, please pray for them every day on bended knee with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ. To the troops, keep going and Godspeed."
"Some were angry over his blatant disregard for the separation of church and state, while others slammed him for bringing Jesus into anything that involves killing people. Many also called out his blatant hypocrisy for criticizing Iranian leaders in the same press briefing for their violent messianic Islamist ideology."
"A prior press conference included a moment where he not only seemed giddy in describing the death and destruction the United States and Israel have brought to Iran, but where he also described the war like he was starring in an action film."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew widespread criticism for invoking God and Jesus Christ during a press briefing about military operations in Iran. He urged Americans to pray for troops and concluded remarks with "Godspeed" in Jesus's name. Critics raised multiple concerns: violation of church-state separation principles, the incongruity of invoking Jesus while discussing warfare and killing, and hypocrisy in criticizing Iranian leaders' "violent messianic Islamist ideology" while himself using religious language to frame military action. Hegseth had previously faced backlash for appearing enthusiastic when describing destruction inflicted on Iran, presenting military conflict in entertainment-like terms.
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