Donald Trump is arresting people who are in the country legally and do not have criminal records by the hundreds, even after being court ordered to stop, and is deporting them using the “the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used only three times in U.S. history. The law requires a president to declare the U.S. is at war,” according to NPR.

They are identifying these legal residents with their tattoos, which is ironic, because Pete Hegseth has some potentially dangerous ones of his own. He was even identified by a fellow service member as an “insider threat” because one of them is a rallying cry for white supremacists.

However, unlike those who were deported without due process, we can’t take the tattoos at face value and make rash judgements. They might simply be Christian symbols that reference the Crusades. Besides, Hegseth technically wasn’t charged with a crime either. Let’s look at some quotes from his aptly titled book “American Crusade” and see if there are any concerning parallels (per Wikipedia):

“irreconcilable differences between the Left and the Right in America leading to perpetual conflict that cannot be resolved through the political process”

“hour is late for America. Beyond political success, her fate relies on exorcising the leftist specter dominating education, religion, and culture – a 360-degree holy war for the righteous cause of human freedom”

“Our American Crusade is not about literal swords, and our fight is not with guns. Yet.”

“Yes, there will be some form of civil war”

“mock, humiliate, intimidate, and crush our leftist opponents”

“We don’t want to fight, but, like our fellow Christians a thousand years ago, we must. We need an American crusade.”

This fascist is in charge of the Department of Defense, making him more dangerous than basically anyone else who has ever had a tattoo. But he won’t get deported.