Hegseth Quotes Pulp Fiction in Pentagon Speech

0:00On April 17th, Pete Hakeseth, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, sparked a firestorm this week by quoting a famous line from Pulp Fiction as, if it came straight from the Bible. During a Wednesday speech at the Pentagon, he called it Ezekiel 2517 and tied it to a real combat rescue mission, reciting the whole, dramatic passage, word for word. That quote actually comes from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 movie, delivered by Samuel L. Jackson in one of his most intense scenes. Hakeseth presented it like sacred scripture, even dubbing its Cesar 2517, blending movie flair with military lore, social media lit up with backlash from big names calling him out. California Governor Gavin Newsom posted a edited Pulp Fiction poster, swapping Hakeseth's face onto Uma Thurman's body. Author Don Winslow went hard, labeling him a clown and the worst defense secretary ever. When his star Martina Navratilova shared a classic dance scene from the film, captioning

1:01it her favorite Bible moment. Even Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, piled on with sarcasm about mixing Tarantino's words with holy text. The roasting keeps rolling online, but Hakeseth hasn't fired back yet, leaving folks wondering if this Pentagon slip will haunt his early days in a, job. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update, AI-powered and always trending.