Republican Rep Torches Pentagon Pete’s ‘Demeaning’ Attack on Woman

Daniel Heuer / REUTERS Pete Hegseth is being accused of punching down after body-shaming a young Canadian woman in a bizarre social media post—and even Republicans are calling him out. The defense secretary sparked outrage Monday when he reposted a photo from the Vernon Cadet Training Center in British Columbia showing a smiling cadet receiving a medal from an instructor who appears to be overweight. Hegseth slapped a Canadian flag onto the image and added the caption: “(this is real).” Read…