How Pete Hegseth brought Pulp Fiction Bible verse to Pentagon

According to reports by Variety and Metro UK, the confusion appears to stem from a misattributed version of scripture popularised by the film.

During a worship service, Hegseth asked attendees to “pray with me” before reciting a passage about a “downed aviator” navigating danger. He linked the prayer to a US combat search-and-rescue mission in Iran, referring to it as “CSAR 25:17.”

“They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” he said, as quoted by Variety.