{
  "id": 5112863,
  "title": "Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pete-hegseth-criticized-for-body-shaming-canadian-cadet-program-5112863",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/pete-hegseth-body-shaming-post"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pete-hegseth-criticized-for-body-shaming-canadian-cadet-program",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:44:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "George Clooney calls out Pete Hegseth for mocking Canadian military cadets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/george-clooney-calls-out-pete-hegseth-for-mocking-canadian-military",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:49:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "‘Below the dignity of the office’: Canadian officials condemn Pete Hegseth cadet post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/below-the-dignity-of-the-office-canadian-officials-condemn-pete",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:31:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}