Don Bacon
Role at the time: United States representative and retired Air Force brigadier general
Condemned
Responding to
Hegseth’s post mocked or invited mockery of the appearance and achievements of people shown in the Canadian cadet-program image.
"It's lowbrow. I think it's unprofessional… demeaning and uncalled for."
Why we used this label
The statement is an explicit condemnation from a U.S. lawmaker in Hegseth’s own party.
Don Bacon calls Hegseth's cadet post lowbrow and demeaning (opens in a new tab)CNN interview excerpt in paragraphs 5–8.
Reports Bacon's answer during a CNN interview and includes the original Hegseth post.