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Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members

US defense secretary faced 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…

Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members

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