Hegseth quotes Bible at Pentagon briefing, Pope Leo blasts those that “manipulate religion”

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth quoted the Bible and attacked the press throughout a Pentagon briefing on Thursday. Shortly after, Pope Leo XIV posted on social media denouncing those that "manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain." CBS News’ Weijia Jiang has extra.

CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming information service from CBS News and Stations that’s accessible free to everybody with entry to the web and is the vacation spot for breaking information, dwell occasions, authentic reporting and storytelling, and applications from CBS News and Stations’ high anchors and correspondents working regionally, nationally and across the globe. It is out there on greater than 30 platforms throughout cellular, desktop and linked TVs at no cost, in addition to CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and dwell in 91 international locations.

Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews
Watch CBS News 24/7: https://cbsnews.com/live/
Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/
Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/
Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews
Follow CBS News on X: https://twitter.com/cbsnews
Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/
Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h

For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]