Book publisher condemns Pete Hegseth's fake Franklin the Turtle cover

Controversy continues to follow Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied to military strikes against alleged drug boats. After Friday's Washington Post report raised concerns of possible war crimes, Hegseth took to social media over the weekend. He posted this, quote, fake book cover titled Franklin Targets Narco-Terrorists. It mimics the popular Franklin Children's Book series, which follows a young turtle named Franklin. You can see Hegseth's post shows Franklin shooting a rocket-propelled grenade from a helicopter alongside the captions saying, quote, for your Christmas wish list. Now, the Canada-based publisher behind these books was not happy. On Monday, Kids Can Press posted this statement, writing, quote, Franklin the turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy and inclusivity and strongly condemning, quote, violent or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image, which directly contradicts these values.