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Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members

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  • US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after posting a photograph that appeared to mock members of a Canadian youth development program.
  • The post, captioned “this is real,” remained online on Wednesday amid criticism in the United States and Canada.

Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, faced furious backlash after posting a photograph that appeared to body-shame female members of a Canadian youth development program.

Hegseth posted the image on X late Monday. It showed two people in uniform beside a Canadian flag and carried the caption “this is real”, an apparent attempt to mock Canada’s armed forces during the Trump administration’s trade dispute with its northern neighbor. The post remained online on Wednesday.

this is real

— Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defenseHegseth used the caption on an X post featuring two people in uniform beside a Canadian flag.
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