Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Quigley, Jonathan Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, Delia Ramirez and Nikki Budzinski are among Illinois Democrats pushing for Hegseth's resignation.

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.

The congressman is demanding that Hegseth resign for sharing sensitive military information on an unsecured message app.