Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reads fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction
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“US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth read a prayer drawn from Samuel L Jackson’s misquote of Ezekiel 25:17 in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Pete Hegseth recited a prayer based on the fictionalized version of Ezekiel 25:17 from the movie Pulp Fiction, referring to it as 'CSAR 25:17'.
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— Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
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— Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
Hegseth studied p…
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— The 29th United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, has been described as a Christian nationalist, a Christian patriot, and an ultraconservative. In his 2020 book, American Crusade: Our Fight to…
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“During a Christian service at the Pentagon, Hegseth said it was recited by the ‘Sandy 1’ Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran.”
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Multiple sources confirm that during a Pentagon prayer service, Hegseth stated the prayer was recited by the 'Sandy 1' Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran.
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— Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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— The 29th United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, has been described as a Christian nationalist, a Christian patriot, and an ultraconservative. In his 2020 book, American Crusade: Our Fight to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pete_He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pete_He…
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— Numerous reasons have been given by different people for the 2026 Iran war, which began when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on 28 February 2026. The reasons are desc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_2026_Iran_wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_2026_Iran_wa…
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