@cbcnews: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing backlash for a social media post mocking a Canadian cadet and her instructor. Canada’s top military commander says the two women – both under 18 – will be the ones to decide how, or if, they will respond to Hegseth’s post, which became a hotbed for body shaming and drew criticism for continuing the White House’s pattern of belittling Canada’s military amid the trade war. #Hegseth #Cadets #Canada #Moment #CBCNews
The United States government like Hegseth is one of the worst (Trump) representative ever to face the public.
2026-09-02 18:27:52
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dexter🇨🇦 :
why is the USA chirping when they are 40 TRILLION dollars in debt?
2026-09-02 16:56:12
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Airborne167 :
Who cares what Canada thinks???🙄
2026-09-02 18:57:12
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@ebonee5549 :
So he’s bullying kids
2026-09-02 17:06:04
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phil+uuon :
Hegseth was a career National guardsman. Never served active duty unless deployed. Don’t listen to him, he is what we call a weekend warrior
2026-09-02 15:20:10
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🌛Lilly🌜 :
As an army cadet, the craziest thing about this is that she is my personal friend, I trained with her last summer! I’m heartbroken for her and the Maj, they shouldn’t have to be going through this
2026-09-02 17:17:37
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🇨🇦Sweetiewheatie❤️ :
How much has he served? I’ll wait.
2026-09-02 16:14:57
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smyleback2 :
Secretary of Defense. Get it right.
2026-09-02 18:55:35
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onlyalberta :
Looks pretty major to me 😁
2026-09-02 18:55:13
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Nana :
hey US, Those are our children ! Imagine how big and strong our men are! 😁 🇨🇦
2026-09-02 18:32:05
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user9699959181034 :
Trump’s entire administration has a combined IQ of 5
2026-09-02 15:54:18
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Aum Girl :
And if someone did it to his kids, Pete Hegseth would ask for executions
2026-09-02 16:44:25
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Castafiore :
2 teenagers… that is rude
2026-09-02 16:30:27
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Dr. Saraphima Voynich :
I'm so unbelievably sick of these people. There is literally no low they won't reach.
2026-09-02 16:34:35
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Katy Humphrey :
As a former IS Marine, who deployed with my wonderful Canadian counterparts, let me just say there are MANY of us enraged with the lack of leadership and accountability that our defense secretary shows. Cadets are not active duty, they are our young who find the calling to SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. Your cadets will find their rightful places, Canada. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, we will be allies again.
2026-09-02 17:51:27
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dviation_override :
Hegseth has never faced any real adversity in his life and it shows.
2026-09-02 16:53:59
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Debra 🇨🇦 :
We don’t attack people in Canada. We love who we are.
2026-09-02 16:41:27
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garciajoyce3 :
Hegseth was a career National guardsman. Never served active duty unless deployed. Don’t listen to him, he is what we call a weekend warrior😊😊
2026-09-02 16:49:32
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Tyrant 🇨🇦 :
Do the cadets have to complete some sort of fitness requirements?
2026-09-02 16:05:18
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Shaq is back :
us Michiganders stand with our Canadian friends. we apologize.
2026-09-02 16:51:03
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Tob :
Teens? Wait were they just like the Canadian equivalent of JROTC?😂😂😂
2026-09-02 16:34:05
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Gluesniffer :
Secretary of war has time to attack kids of our allies in war?
2026-09-02 17:41:48
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Wynne :
Has Kegseth seen videos of himself working out with the US military? He’s not one to comment about people’s physical abilities
2026-09-02 16:06:44
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E.Ash. :
I remember the days when politicians didn’t have access to twitter and you rarely heard from them unless there was actually something important to say.
2026-09-02 16:10:45
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