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- ‘Pray With Me Please’: Pete Hegseth Reads Fake Bible Quote From ‘Pulp Fict...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth read a fake Bible quote from Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 movie Pulp Fiction during a prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Discussing the Sandy 1 rescue mission of a downed pilot in Iran this month, Hegseth (as first flagged by A Public Witness, a religion-themed Substack) urged his audience to join him in a prayer, which he claims was delivered at the beginning of the mission. “This prayer was recited by Sandy 1, which is one of the Sandies, to all Sandies, all those A-10 crews, prior to all CSAR missions, but especially this CSAR mission, which happened in real time,” Hegseth said. “They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17.” He continued: So the prayer is CSAR 25:17 and it reads, and pray with me please, “The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of camaraderie and duty shepherds the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother, and you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Amen.” While the prayer didn’t sound very much like Ezekiel 25:17, which — in the King James Bible — simply reads, “And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them,” it did bear a strong resemblance to a fake version of Ezekiel 25:17 quoted by the actor Samuel L. Jackson in Tarantino’s 1994 crime movie Pulp Fiction, just before his character shoots a man to death. “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men,” says Jackson in the movie. “Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Trump Advisers Spill on Who First Showed Prez That Wild ‘Jesus’ Meme: Report
(Allison Robbert | Credit: AP) Two advisers to President Donald Trump have revealed who first showed the president the AI-generated meme that appeared to depict him as Jesus Christ and healing a sick man, which the president later shared online Sunday, sparking widespread backlash. Trump had spoken about the meme with Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte while the pair were together in South Florida over the weekend, Axios reported on Thursday. It was then, two advisers told the outlet, that Pulte brought the image to the president’s attention. “Everyone thought it was a joke,” one adviser told Axios. It remains unclear where Trump got the image he later posted, but according to a third adviser, who the report noted is close to Pulte, he didn’t provide it. Following the outrage over the post, which came from within MAGA circles too, the president deleted the image. He later argued that he believed the image was depicting him as a “doctor” and blamed the “fake news” media for pushing the story. Pulte declined to comment to Axios, as did the White House. The meme came just hours earlier after Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a long-winded screed.The post Trump Advisers Spill on Who First Showed Prez That Wild ‘Jesus’ Meme: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Joe Scarborough Warns Trump His ‘Grotesque’ Jesus Memes Are Offending Conser...Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough warned President Donald Trump that his “grotesque” Jesus memes were offending conservatives and “people of faith” after the president defiantly shared another AI-generated image of him with Jesus Christ while trashing the “radical left lunatics” who might complain about it. Trump shared the second image on Truth Social on Wednesday, just days after deleting a previous post that depicted him as a Christ-like healer that drew sharp backlash inside and outside his MAGA base. The new image showed Jesus with his arm around the president, captioned, “The Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!!” The latest post on Truth Social followed an earlier image posted Sunday showing Trump appearing to heal a sick man, which he later deleted, telling reporters he believed the image portrayed him as a “doctor” and blamed the “fake news” for the reaction. Opening Thursday’s Morning Joe, Scarborough reacted to the latest post and the president’s jibe at “lunatic” liberals by telling him who the posts were actually hurting: No, it’s not the radical left lunatics that are upset about this, actually it’s people of faith that are offended by this and, and the continued use of Jesus in these grotesque AI generated images, it’s not the radical left. My gosh, Republicans, I thought the radical left were godless. So I’m not sure why he would think that would upset the left. It’s actually conservatives. You can read many of his longtime supporters and read the [New York] Times yesterday and read [journalist] Ross Douthat talking about how bad this is. And again, the continued savaging of the pope and the continued justification of the savaging of the pope by the vice president and the president. Again, your problem is not from the Manhattan Young Marxist League, the problem is coming from inside your house, sir. You might want to stop mocking Jesus Christ. It’s what the kids call a 90/10 issue. And you’re on the 10 side of that equation there – 90% are deeply offended by that. Watch above via MS NOW.The post Joe Scarborough Warns Trump His ‘Grotesque’ Jesus Memes Are Offending Conservatives – ‘Not the Radical Left’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Geraldo Rivera Warns There Will Be a ‘Revolution’ Against Republicans Unless...Geraldo Rivera warned on Wednesday that the Republican Party is on track to be wiped out in a midterm election “revolution” and “stampede” unless President Donald Trump can wrap up his war against Iran soon and bring down gas prices. After Rivera praised Trump’s blockade against tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on NewsNation’s The Daily Take, NewsNation host Connell McShane said, “I get that argument that it will force Iran to not only come to the table but maybe come to the table and accept the president’s terms, they’ll be so strapped economically. That said, the president has a public that may not be very patient.” McShane then displayed a poll that showed just 24% of Americans believed Trump’s war against Iran was worthwhile for the United States. “A majority of the people say, you know, this thing hasn’t been worth it,” he noted. “And you wonder how much pressure, especially with the high gas prices that we were just talking about, this president is under versus the pressure Iran is under.” Rivera replied, “The impatience is warranted. Why? Because this was a president who was elected precisely because he promised no more forever wars. That was the headline, or one of the substantive headlines at least. Not the transgender stuff and the immigrants and that other.” “This was the headline for MAGA and all aspirants to the MAGA endorsement. ‘No more forever wars.’ We’ve been through Afghanistan, we’ve been through Vietnam, we’ve been through Iraq,” he added. “Enough. You’re not gonna sell us a bill of goods. We’re impatient.” Rivera then warned, “I think still, if the war persists, and if the price of gas stays where it is or goes higher, there will be a stampede in the midterm elections. I think that the cost politically to the president will be profound. I think Republicans will be reeling from a revolution. So I think the president has a very narrow window of opportunity.” Watch above via NewsNation.The post Geraldo Rivera Warns There Will Be a ‘Revolution’ Against Republicans Unless War Wraps Up: ‘The Cost Politically to the President Will Be Profound’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Stephen Colbert Scolds JD Vance for Chiding Pope Leo: ‘Go Back to Your Pew’Stephen Colbert scolded Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday night for lecturing Pope Leo XIV on “matters of theology” after President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff publicly on social media. Speaking at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia, Tuesday, Vance urged Pope Leo to “be careful” when weighing in on theological issues, responding to the pontiff’s repeated denunciations of the war in Iran and his calls for peace. Vance’s comments came after Trump took to social media to blast the pope as “WEAK” in an online screed on Monday. Pope Leo responded by telling reporters he had “no fear” of the Trump administration and will continue to “speak out loudly” in delivering what he described as the message of the Gospel, saying it was his duty to do so. During Wednesday’s opening monologue on The Late Show, Colbert couldn’t resist leaning in. Rolling back the clip of the vice president at Turning Point USA’s event, Colbert cracked that “every time” the president has a “scandal” it’s “Vance’s job to get out there to receive a swift kick in the nuts.” Colbert then delivered a message directly to the vice president: “Wow! Hey, hey, hey, JD. I know you’re Catholic, but you joined in 2019. Okay? I’ve been genuflecting since the mid-1960s. And let me tell you, brother. Okay? I think, I think you’re out–” As the audience applause drowned him out, he mockingly hushed them down, adding, “No! I got something to say!” “I think you’re out over your Catholic skis here, okay?” he said. “I think it’s time for you to sit down. Then stand back up. Then kneel. Then stand again. Then shake hands with people around you. Then kneel a little more. Then go take communion.” “And then,” Colbert continued. “Go back to your pew for some more kneeling because you’re not sneaking out of here after communion.” The host then concluded, “You know who left the last supper early? Judas!” Watch above via CBS.The post Stephen Colbert Scolds JD Vance for Chiding Pope Leo: ‘Go Back to Your Pew’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- ‘Do They Sell by the Bottle?’ Texts Reportedly Show Embattled Labor Secretar...
Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, top department officials, and even members of her family regularly sent text messages to young staffers to ask for favors, according to a review by the Labor inspector general’s office. On Wednesday, The New York Times published yet another unflattering account of Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure at the department, which has been marred by reports of bizarre personal and professional faux pas, including potential ethics violations. In one exchange from April 2025, DeRemer’s father, Richard Chavez, texted a young female staffer, “Hearing u/r in town. Wishing you would let me know. I could have made some excuses to get out and show u around. Please keep this private.” The staffer apologized for not apprising the secretary’s father of her travel plans, and replied, “Will do, no need to worry!” “When are u leaving an where u staying,” Chavez responded. Weeks later, the same staffer texted the secretary’s husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist, and also apologized for not reaching out to him. “I’ve been having so much fun traveling with LCD and being in the moment for everything!! I promise from now on I’ll check in,” she wrote. “You better. I was feeling forgotten. I figured you were still in church repenting after your exposure to the demon state of Oregon,” DeRemer responded. In February, DeRemer was banned from the Department of Labor after at least two female employees said he touched them inappropriately. The incidents were reportedly recorded by security cameras. The secretary’s husband has no role in the department. The allegations were made public a month after Chavez-DeRemer was reported to have taken subordinates to a strip club. The Labor Department’s inspector general is also reviewing allegations that the secretary and aides drank on the job. The Times report published on Wednesday said text messages show Chavez-DeRemer, who reportedly keeps a liquor stash in her office, asking a staffer to bring wine to her hotel room: In one text message, Ms. Chavez-DeRemer asked a staff member to bring rosé to her hotel room. “Do they sell by the bottle,” she asked. The staff member responded that they did, but were out of rosé. Ms. Chavez-DeRemer responded with another selection: “How about the josh sauvi B.” The messages are undated, but a picture of the menu in the text message exchange suggests it is from a hotel bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C.,… [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago
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