Claims: Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadets: ‘Literally they’re kids’
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- title: Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadets: ‘Literally they’re kids’ Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/pete-hegseth-body-shaming-post Source
- summary: US defense secretary faces backlash for attempting to mock Canada’s armed forces amid trade war A social media post by Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, body-shaming female members of a Canadian youth development program remained online on Wednesday despite a furious backlash on both sides of the border. On Monday night, Hegseth posted on X a photograph of two people in uniform with a Canadian flag and the caption “this is real”, an apparent attempt at mocking the country’s armed forces… Source
- published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:44:31 GMT Source