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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASACNN host Cooper, 58, appeared to come up with the 'Pulp Fiction'-inspired jab on the spot during a sitdown with Stephen Colbert Thursday.
By ALEX HAMMER, US MEDIA CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 22:05 BST, 17 April 2026
Anderson Cooper quickly christened Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth 'Secretary Samuel Jackson' after the latter's apparent Bible flub on Thursday.
The piece of 'scripture' offered Wednesday was actually from 1994's 'Pulp Fiction.'
Actor Samuel L. Jackson delivered the iconic monologue in the film before shooting another character dead.
The 58-year-old CNN host appeared to come up with the jab on the spot.
'This administration says this is not a war.'
'And yet, they insisted on renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War.'
He said 'Secretary Samuel Jackson calls himself the Secretary of War,' before being bombarded with some slightly delayed laughter.
The punchline took a moment to register, but when it did, Colbert allowed time for Cooper to take it in.
CNN host Anderson Cooper, 58, appeared to come up with the jab on the spot during a sitdown with Stephen Colbert Thursday
That morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth billed the scripture as a 'reflect[ion]' of the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17 on Wednesday - before being roundly mocked by critics
The host - a fierce critic of the administration himself - sat silently, sipping his drink, as the reaction rang out.
Cooper, meanwhile, cracked a smile and continued his initial thought - accusing the administration of 'attack[ing] reporters who say that this is a war.'
A parting shot toward the president followed.
'It's an excursion as the president says,' Cooper said sarcastically. 'I'm not sure if he actually means incursion. But I- I don't know.'
Hegseth - a devout Christian - engaged in the mix-up earlier in the day.
The former Fox News host billed the words as being a 'reflect[ion]' of the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17 during the Pentagon press briefing.
What followed was an almost entirely fictionalized version of Ezekiel 25:17 uttered by Jackson’s character in the movie, Jules Winnfield.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stood by the occurrence in a statement, calling the words a 'custom prayer.'
Actor Samuel L. Jackson delivered the monologue in question, before killing a man in the 1994 film from director Quentin Tarantino
The two took a moment to soak in the laughs at Hegseth's expense
'Anyone saying the Secretary misquoted Ezekiel 25:17 is peddling fake news and ignorant of reality,' added Parnell.
Hegseth - a Fox News star from 2014 to 2024 - has repeatedly referenced religion during speeches.
As Cooper already indicated, the secretary also renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though the title is considered secondary.
The Mail has approached the Pentagon for comment.