India, March 26 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pastor and spiritual advisor Brooks Potteiger has gone viral for his remarks about Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico.

Potteiger, who Hegseth has called his mentor, was attending the Reformation Red Pill podcast, when the matter of Talarico came up. The episode in question is from March 16, but Potteiger's actions gained attention later.

Here's what was said about James Talarico.

Potteiger was speaking with show host Joshua Haymes when Talarico came up. Haymes said "First and foremost, we pray that a man like this would be cut to the heart.."

"This is where you have imprecatory psalms. The psalmist is not shy. God, destroy them. Make them as dung on the ground," he contin...