Hegseth’s Pulp Fiction Prayer Sparks Online Roasts From Newsom and Others
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Pete Hegseth quoted lines from Pulp Fiction as scripture at a Pentagon ceremony, later described as Ezekiel 25:17, triggering a wave of online mockery led by Gavin Newsom who posted a doctored image of Hegseth; Pentagon spokesperson defended him while a chorus of critics, including Don Winslow, Martina Navratilova, Mary L. Trump and others, piled on, turning the moment into a broader political optics moment.
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