Summary
Pete Hegseth, defense secretary and former Fox News host, read a prayer at a Pentagon event that was based on a passage from the movie Pulp Fiction, not the Bible. The prayer was said to support military search-and-rescue efforts in Iran, but it closely followed a speech by actor Samuel L. Jackson rather than the original Old Testament verse.
Key Facts
- Pete Hegseth delivered a prayer at a Pentagon service intended to support troops involved with Iran.
- He claimed the prayer was based on Ezekiel 25:17, a Bible passage from the Old Testament.
- The words he used closely matched a speech by Samuel L. Jackson from the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction.
- The Bible verse is much shorter and different from the longer, dramatic speech in the film.
- The movie speech speaks about “great vengeance” and “furious anger” and was used by a character before executing someone.
- Pentagon press secretary Sean Parnell confirmed the prayer was inspired by Pulp Fiction dialogue.
- Hegseth did not mention the movie connection during the prayer, only the Bible verse.
- The prayer was read to military crews who recently rescued a pilot from Iran after his plane was downed.
