LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s home church in Tennessee said last week on a podcast that he wants James Talarico to die, referring to the Texas Democratic state representative and Presbyterian seminarian who regularly discusses his Christian faith in his current bid for U.S. Senate. “Right, right,” he said. At one point, the podcast host said Talarico “is the kind of guy you pray imprecatory psalms against. The defense secretary has appeared on at least four episodes of the “Reformation Red Pill” podcast, and has reportedly endorsed the show on several occasions. At the time, the defense secretary said he wanted to make the prayer service a monthly event in the government building.

Source: Huffington Post March 24, 2026 23:45 UTC