U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the

Photos show that Hegseth has the word "kafir" tattooed in Arabic below his right bicep. The phrase is used in the Quran to refer to someone who has "disbelief" or "a rejection of true belief," according to Islamic Scholar Abdullah Al Andalusi.