Jonathan V. Last
Role at the time: Writer, The Bulwark
Condemned
Statement summary
Jonathan V. Last called Hegseth "a cretin" for mocking an American ally with his post.
“The super butch secretary of WAR is making fun of an American ally... These are not Canadian soldiers. The Canadian Army is not a woke, Marxist polycule... So Pete Hegseth is a cretin.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Pete Hegseth, the Bed, Again (The Bulwark)
Jonathan V. Last, The Bulwark, on Hegseth's "this is real" post about Canadian cadets.
Why we used this label
Last directly calls Hegseth "a cretin" and says the post mocks "an American ally," an express condemnation.