Hegseth says he missed survivors in boat strike
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The publisher of Franklin the Turtle condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of its children’s book character in a social media post making light of possible war crimes.
The intensifying controversy over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s role in a fatal Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean is raising new, broader questions over the legality of President Trump’s military actions.
In late October 2025, a claim spread online that a federal judge declared books previously removed from five schools on military bases run by the Department of Defense Education Activity be returned. The Department of Defense purportedly removed the books ...