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Department of Justice Doubles Down on Use of Franklin the Turtle by Sharing Image of Him as ‘Deportation Judge’

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 Hill

DOJ portrays Franklin the turtle as ‘deportation judge’

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 ...
WECT

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

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 ...