In typical fashion, the evil Trump administration under Pete Hegsetg has started using a Canadian children's catoon character mostly used to teach positive social values as a prop to promote it's war crimes.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/pete-hegseth-franklin-turtle/article_8ef85618-b0c8-4a2c-af5c-a599dcd763ba.htmlAt least he didn’t strap Franklin to a nuke headed toward Venezuela.
“What is wrong with this guy?” is a question I ask whenever Pete Hegseth runs his Captain Morgan yap or posts unhinged memes. Now he is dragging Canada’s gentle Franklin the Turtle into his narcoterrorism hot mess in the Caribbean?
On Sunday, Hegseth posted a fake book cover: “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.”
This is a dramatic mood change from when Franklin fretted about riding a bike without training wheels. Now Franklin is reimagined as a warrior turtle leaning out of a chopper with an RPG on his shelled shoulder as he blows up drug boats
Oh, for Pete’s sake.
Turning Franklin into Rambo jolted Toronto-based Kids Can Press. The publisher released a statement on Monday: “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’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”
But why is Hegseth enlisting Franklin?
The SecDef is facing serious trouble. This is markedly different from the woes he once endured when the salon was sold out of Got2b or the bartender shouted, “Last call!”
The Washington Post recently published a story that even Republicans can’t ignore. According to sources with “direct knowledge” of a Sept. 2 military strike on a suspected drug vessel off the coast of Trinidad, Hegseth’s verbal order was to “kill everybody.” Imagine being so cavalier with human life.
