美国国务卿皮特·赫格塞斯周一晚间在社交媒体X上发布了加拿大少年训练中心成员的照片，配文"this is real"，引发美加两国广泛谴责1。照片来自弗农少年训练中心的Instagram账户，拍摄对象为参加7月青少年夏令营的青少年和志愿教官1。被嘲笑人员中包括志愿教官和一名不超过18岁的少女1。赫格塞斯的行为被批评为身体羞辱和在贸易争端中的欺凌行为，尽管遭到广泛反对，该帖文仍保留在线1。
加拿大政界人士随即作出回应。总理卡尼称此举"低于国务卿的职位"，并表示"当美国人停止发布段子、停止嘲讽、开始认真讨论时，我们才能进行讨论"1。英属哥伦比亚省总理埃布批评这是"业余、分散、怪异的领导力"1。加拿大陆军少年军团指控赫格塞斯进行在线骚扰1。
美国政界也出现批评声音。前共和党众议员、退役军人亚当·金辛格在X上批评："这些是孩子，秘书长在嘲笑儿童"1。民主党亚利桑那州参议员、前海军陆战队员鲁本·加列戈称此举"愚蠢"且"无礼"1。国防部发言人雅各布·布利斯为赫格塞斯辩护，声称"X上的帖子自说自话"1。赫格塞斯之前曾批评美国军队成员的身材，去年告诉弗吉尼亚州指挥官"肥胖士兵令人厌倦"1。
U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth posted photographs of members from a Canadian youth military training center on social media platform X on Monday evening, accompanied by mocking commentary, sparking condemnation from both countries.1 The images, taken from the Vernon Youth Training Center's Instagram account and captioned "this is real," featured youth participants and volunteer instructors from a summer camp held in July, rather than members of Canada's regular armed forces.1
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the post as "beneath the office of Secretary of State," stating that discussions could only resume "when Americans stop posting jokes, stop mocking, and start talking seriously."1 British Columbia Premier David Eby condemned the behavior as "amateur, scattered, weird leadership."1 The Canadian Army Cadet League accused Hegseth of online harassment. Among those ridiculed in the photographs was a girl under 18 years old.1
The incident drew criticism from across the political spectrum in the United States. Former Republican congressman and military veteran Adam Kinzinger posted on X that "these are kids, the Secretary is mocking children," while Democratic Senator from Arizona and former Marine Ruben Gallego called the post "stupid" and "disrespectful."1 A Pentagon spokesperson defended Hegseth, stating that "the post on X speaks for itself." The post remained online despite widespread backlash.1 This incident echoes Hegseth's previous criticism of military personnel's physical appearance, when he told a Virginia commander last year that "overweight soldiers are tiring."1
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