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Defense Minister Mocked Women Online. He Should Be Doing His Job Instead

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Opinion Named sources Context piece
  • Aftenposten commentator Christina Pletten says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has become a problem for President Donald Trump.
  • Hegseth posted an image on X showing two women in military uniforms holding a medal, describing it as real and adding a Canadian flag.
  • The commentary also notes that Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department as the Department of War has not been approved by Congress and is not legally valid.

How long can Pete Hegseth continue? That is the question raised by Aftenposten commentator Christina Pletten as she argues that the U.S. defense secretary has become a problem for President Donald Trump.

In a post on X overnight Monday, Hegseth shared an image showing two women in military uniforms holding a medal. One of the women is described in the text as very overweight. Hegseth wrote, “This is real,” and added the Canadian flag.

Pletten’s criticism comes alongside a dispute over the department’s name. President Donald Trump has renamed the Defense Department the Department of War, but Congress has not approved the change. The commentary says the new name is therefore not legally valid.

This is real

· Pete HegsethHegseth captioned an image of two women in military uniforms holding a medal on X.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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