Instagram/Anderson Cooper & Pete He TV Anderson Cooper jokes about Pete Hegseth quoting a 'Pulp Fiction' Bible verse on Colbert. Watch the witty political commentary. April 18, 2026 AceShowbiz - During a Thursday night appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper elicited applause from the studio audience with a witty remark about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recent use of a fabricated Bible verse inspired by the film Pulp Fiction.