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Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets

Global News Canada · September 1, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets

Hegseth posted an image from the Cadet Training Centre in Vernon, B.C., depicting two young women in uniform with the caption "this is real" alongside a Canadian flag.

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