War Sec. Pete Hegseth posts meme of children’s book character blowing up boat
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As the Trump administration launches deadly attacks against drug ships allegedly belonging to narco-terrorists, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a meme showing the children’s book series character Franklin firing a gun at such a ship.
“For your Christmas wish list…” Hegseth joked while sharing the faux book cover.
The meme shows a turtle character in a helicopter firing what appears to be an RPG at one of the boats in the water below. The RPG fired by Franklin flies towards the ship, where an explosion has already occurred.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth smiles during a press conference at the Dominican National Palace in Santo Domingo, November 26, 2025 (Felix Leon/AFP via Getty Images)
The cover of the fake book reads “Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.”
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who is running for Senate, criticized Hegseth.
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Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“You’re a disgrace,” he said wrote.
“War crimes have nothing to do with Christianity,” former Rep. Justin Amash wrote in response to Hegseth’s post.
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stands before the NFL 2025 game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on November 9, 2025. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)
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“As we have said from the beginning and in every statement, these highly effective attacks are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic attacks.’ The stated goal is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization,” Hegseth wrote in part of a recent post. to mail In X.
