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‘I’m Standing With Isaiah’: Warnock Blasts Hegseth for ‘Twisting the Scripture’

Exclude from home pageCurated Content  |  October 7, 2026

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia criticized Pete Hegseth for misusing Isaiah 6:8 in speeches and offered a rebuttal about the actual teachings of the prophet. Hegseth’s conscription of the verse for military recruitment has also sparked rebukes from rightwing figures like former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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