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Pete Hegseth’s Pulp Fiction Quote Rejected, Then Used at Pentagon

5/15/2026

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Colin Jost told Jimmy Fallon that a sketch of Pete Hegseth quoting a Pulp Fiction line, pitched earlier, likened to the Ezekiel 25:17 line spoken by Jackson, was rejected as too ridiculous.
Two weeks later Pete Hegseth prayed at an April Pentagon service, quoting “CSAR 25:17” and echoing the line about a downed aviator.
A follow-up noted that the real Ezekiel 25:17 differs from Pete Hegseth’s quote and from the film version.

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Story summary

Colin Jost told Jimmy Fallon that a sketch of Pete Hegseth quoting a Pulp Fiction line, pitched earlier, likened to the Ezekiel 25:17 line spoken by Jackson, was rejected as too ridiculous.
Two weeks later Pete Hegseth prayed at an April Pentagon service, quoting “CSAR 25:17” and echoing the line about a downed aviator.
A follow-up noted that the real Ezekiel 25:17 differs from Pete Hegseth’s quote and from the film version.