Hegseth's Pulp Fiction Prayer Sparks Scandal

0:00It's April 17th. You're listening to entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Pete Hakeseth, the Secretary of Defense, dropped jaws at a Pentagon worship service on Wednesday, April 15th, when he recited what he called the Cesar 2517 Prayer. Turns out, it was straight out of pulp fiction. Almost word for word, Samuel L. Jackson's Ezekiel 2517 monologue. Not the actual Bible. Verse. Stephen Colbert lit it up on the late show with a killer mashup of Hakeseth's delivery next to Jackson's movie scene. He roasted the whole thing, calling it a quote from a gospel of Quinn Tarantino, and even through in his own parody prayer mixing lines from taxi. Driver, forest gump, and snakes on a plane. The blunder sparked reactions everywhere. Journalist Nick Kristoff dubbed it the Book of Tarantino, and California Governor Gavin Newsom hid back with A. Mean swapping Uma Thurman for Hakeseth on the movie poster.

1:00Critics pointed to Hakeseth's track record, like blocking promotions for two black men and two women to one star general spots, raising bias flags. Pentagon's spokesperson Sean Parnell jumped in on X, defending it as a custom prayer from rescue mission heroes, inspired by both the film and the Bible. Verse Hakeseth mentioned, still, House Democrats fired off six impeachment articles that same day over war actions and politicizing the military. This mix of Hollywood slip up and heavy scandals keeps Hakeseth in the hot seat, but like Colbert said, if he pulls through, America wins. The drama unfolds.