As the Iran War continues, CBS’s Stephen Colbert hyped the idea on Tuesday that God is not listening to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Late Show host made his remarks while referencing recent comments from Pope Leo, but the historical and scriptural justification for their condemnation was highly selective.
Colbert introduced a clip of Hegseth by lamenting, “our secretary of war crimes explained why it’s okay to blow stuff up: ‘Cause God likes it. ‘Cause here he is last week at the Pentagon, praying.”
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