Colbert Roasts Hegseth's Pulp Fiction Prayer

0:00On April 17th, Stephen Colbert took a swing at defense secretary Pete Hegseth, for dropping a prayer straight out of Pulp Fiction before a key air. Force Rescue Mission earlier this month. Hegseth called it C-SAR-25-17, riffing on that fake Ezekiel verse Samuel L. Jackson spits as the hitman jewels. It was meant to hype the team, saving a downpile from Iran, but Colbert spotted the movie vibes right away. Colbert played the clip side by side with Jackson's iconic lines, showing how Hegseth's version mirrored the film almost word for word. He joked it was like the gospel according to Quinn Tarantino, where the stories get gritty and the language turns raw. Even called Hegseth's take a self-tape audition next to the pro-actors delivery. Folks are buzzing because this mix of Hollywood and Holy Words hit during a serious military worship service. Colbert admitted he wants Hegseth to win, saying if the secretary succeeds, America does too. Still, he flipped it into his own prayer,

1:01pulling lines from taxi driver, forest gump, and snakes on a plane for a wild mashup. The Pentagon jumped in quick with a defense, saying the prayer was a custom nod from the rescue team's lead, inspired by both the movie and the reel. Ezekiel verse Spotsman Sean Parnell called out critics as fake news peddlers, insisting Hegseth made it clear from the jump. In the end, only the prayers close ties to the actual Bible about God's vengeance while the rest stays pure cinema. Colbert's monologue keeps the late-night fire burning on how pop culture crashes into power plays. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news. Today, AI-powered updates.