Citing a military statute that bans extremist tattoos, Gaither said the Deus Vult tattoo "falls along the line of Insider Threat." The Associated Press and Reuters first reported on Gaither's warning letter to the National Guard.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, was flagged by a fellow service member as a potential “Insider Threat" over a tattoo linked to far-right groups, AP reports.