{"id":59090,"date":"2025-12-02T04:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/hegseths-use-of-franklin-the-turtle-in-meme-on-boat-strikes-condemned-by-book-series-publisher\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T04:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:29:48","slug":"hegseths-use-of-franklin-the-turtle-in-meme-on-boat-strikes-condemned-by-book-series-publisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/hegseths-use-of-franklin-the-turtle-in-meme-on-boat-strikes-condemned-by-book-series-publisher\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth&#8217;s use of Franklin the Turtle in meme on boat strikes condemned by book series publisher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Canadian publishing house behind the &#8220;Franklin&#8221; children&#8217;s books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday, after the top military official posted a cartoon image of the famous anthropomorphic turtle blowing up an apparent drug boat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1995291042346852861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a> \u2014 which shows Franklin shooting a rocket-propelled grenade from a helicopter, with the faux book title &#8220;Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists&#8221; \u2014 appeared on the defense secretary&#8217;s X account Sunday evening, as questions swirled about the Trump administration&#8217;s monthslong campaign of boat strikes around South America, and specifically a reported second strike targeting survivors who were in the water.<\/p>\n<p>A day later, Toronto-based Kids Can Press said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KidsCanBooks\/posts\/pfbid02kvtdXk1jS9VSid14WMupfZgf37UYxibU1wn4PUTuyBKssG8oQ6D5NQEg1sD8dafil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted to social media<\/a>: &#8220;Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin&#8217;s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kids Can Press is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/publisher-news\/article\/96056-canadian-publishing-2024-unicorns-and-glitter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">publisher<\/a> of more than a dozen picture books that depict Franklin navigating life with his parents and friends, with titles like &#8220;Franklin Rides a Bike,&#8221; &#8220;Franklin Goes to School&#8221; and &#8220;Franklin Goes to the Hospital.&#8221; The stories have also been adapted for TV.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News has reached out to Kids Can Press for comment. In a statement Monday night, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told CBS News: &#8220;We doubt Franklin the Turtle wants to be inclusive of drug cartels&#8230; or laud the kindness and empathy of narco-terrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For your Christmas wish list\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pLXzg20SaL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/pLXzg20SaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1995291042346852861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hegseth&#8217;s post drew flak earlier Monday from Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired Navy captain who is\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sedition-uproar-video-refusing-illegal-orders-trump-what-the-law-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">facing a controversial investigation by the Pentagon<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for participating in a video that encouraged service members not to obey illegal orders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is in the national command authority for nuclear weapons, and last night he&#8217;s putting out, on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades,&#8221; Kelly told reporters. &#8220;I mean, have you seen this? This is the secretary of defense. This is not a serious person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Days before Hegseth&#8217;s post, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/28\/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Washington Post<\/a> reported that the U.S. military carried out <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/boat-strike-sept-2-trump-administration-statements\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">more than one strike<\/a><\/span> on a single boat on Sept. 2, killing two survivors from the initial attack after Hegseth allegedly ordered the military to kill everybody onboard. The White House <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-alleged-drug-boat-strike-venezuela-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">confirmed Monday<\/a><\/span> that there was a second strike, but denied that Hegseth ordered it.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic lawmakers <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-strike-alleged-drug-boat-hegseth-tim-kaine-face-the-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">have<\/a><\/span> argued the second strike may have been a war crime, pointing to domestic and international laws forbidding military forces from attacking wounded people who no longer pose a threat. One Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2023\/Jul\/31\/2003271432\/-1\/-1\/0\/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">manual<\/a> says &#8220;wounded, sick, or shipwrecked&#8221; combatants should not be attacked.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has said its boat attacks have complied with the law and argues that the strikes are necessary to crack down on drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier Monday that Adm. Frank Bradley, who commanded the Sept. 2 operation, &#8220;worked well within his authority and the law, directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth posted Monday on social media that Bradley &#8220;is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. 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