Pentagon Pete Uses Beloved Kids Character in Bizarre War Meme

As Pete Hegseth prepared to testify in Congress for the first time since the Iran war began, the defense secretary decided there was only one appropriate mood setter: a children’s book character.

Shortly before appearing alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine to testify, Hegseth posted an illustration on X depicting the pair testifying alongside the much-loved storybook character Franklin the Turtle.

The meme Hegseth pushed out ahead of his hearing. / X

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