The Canadian publishing house behind the "Franklin" children's books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after he posted a cartoon image of the turtle blowing up a boat.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image of Franklin the Turtle firing a bazooka at "narco terrorists" in boats amid ongoing criticism of the Pentagon's targeting of suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.

The Washington Post last week reported that Hegseth ordered a U.S. strike force to kill everyone on board one vessel in September. When two survivors were seen in the wreckage, commanders launched a second “double tap” strike to kill them.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was slammed for making a joke out of the ongoing strikes against boats leaving Venezuela after posting several photos of Franklin the Turtle blowing up boats.

Hegseth, 45, used his social media account to share a child-unsafe version of the Franklin the Turtle children’s book franchise. The mock title ‘Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists’ shows the usually gentle turtle standing on the edge of a helicopter, firing a missile at a boat.