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Clooney Slams Hegseth for Body-Shaming Canadian Cadets

9/3/2026

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Clooney Condemns Hegseth

George Clooney condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for body-shaming Canadian cadets at the Venice Film Festival.
Pete Hegseth posted a photo of two Canadian cadets on X with the caption “this is real.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney called the post “beneath the office” and urged the United States to stop memes.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger called Hegseth an “ass hat” and condemned mocking children.

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Clooney Condemns Hegseth

George Clooney condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for body-shaming Canadian cadets at the Venice Film Festival.
Pete Hegseth posted a photo of two Canadian cadets on X with the caption “this is real.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney called the post “beneath the office” and urged the United States to stop memes.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger called Hegseth an “ass hat” and condemned mocking children.

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