The Canadian publisher of "Franklin the Turtle" books was not amused by a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showing a photo of the character holding a rocket-propelled grenade and ...

The Canadian publisher of a children’s book character used by Pete Hegseth to downplay possible war crimes is distancing their cartoon turtle from the U.S. Secretary of War. “Franklin the Turtle is a ...

The image's release comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a separate photo of Franklin firing a bazooka U.S. Department of Justice/X; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty The Department of Justice ...

The publisher of the children’s book series and the pop singer both denounced the use of their works in recent Trump administration communications. By Michael Levenson At first blush, Franklin the ...

The publisher behind the "Franklin the Turtle" books is upset after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared an image of the children's character shooting at drug traffickers. Kids Can Press posted its ...

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pictured at a late Novermber press conference, is facing scrutiny for U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats — and a parody of a children's book cover. Felix Leon / AFP via ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...